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VanEck Africa Index ETF

23 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.27M invested in VanEck Africa Index ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 4 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

2.98% less ownership

Funds ownership: 13.48%10.5% (-3%)

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.16M → $7.27M (-$890K)

12% less funds holding

Funds holding: 2623 (-3)

20% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 4 | Existing positions reduced: 5

50% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 4

Holders
23
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-11.54%
% of All Funds
0.61%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
2
Increased
4
Reduced
5
Closed
4
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
NYLIM
1
New York Life Investment Management
New York
$1.57M +$68.7K +3,981 +5%
MFWM
2
Motley Fool Wealth Management
Virginia
$1.53M +$130K +7,505 +10%
COLIM
3
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$1.43M +$432K +25,000 +50%
RFC
4
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$737K
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$395K -$13.9K -805 -4%
Jane Street
6
Jane Street
New York
$362K -$855K -49,546 -72%
Morgan Stanley
7
Morgan Stanley
New York
$360K -$97.5K -5,648 -23%
CLOS
8
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$343K
FC
9
FCA Corp
Texas
$198K
Royal Bank of Canada
10
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$89K -$65.3K -3,780 -45%
UBS Group
11
UBS Group
Switzerland
$87K +$20.6K +1,196 +35%
Wells Fargo
12
Wells Fargo
California
$60K -$45.1K -2,615 -45%
JIR
13
James Investment Research
Ohio
$25K +$22.4K +1,300 New
Citigroup
14
Citigroup
New York
$20K
LTFS
15
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$15K
MWP
16
MYCIO Wealth Partners
Pennsylvania
$14K
CCMH
17
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
$10K +$9.03K +523 New
SSB
18
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$9K
Creative Planning
19
Creative Planning
Kansas
$6K
PNC Financial Services Group
20
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$6K
FIB
21
First Interstate Bank
Montana
$3K
AIG
22
American International Group
New York
$2K
Susquehanna International Group
23
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$663K -37,293 Closed
BCM
24
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
-$258K -14,501 Closed
MLIC
25
Mandatum Life Insurance Company
Finland
-$4K -210 Closed

AFK Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

23 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Africa Index ETF (AFK) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $7.27M — down 11% from $8.16M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 4 funds closed out of AFK and 2 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 5 trimmed existing stakes and 4 added.

The largest buyer was City of London Investment Management, adding an estimated $432K. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $855K.

  • 23 institutional investors held VanEck Africa Index ETF (AFK) as of Q1 2016, down from 26 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $7.27M of VanEck Africa Index ETF stock for Q1 2016, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 2 funds opened new VanEck Africa Index ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 4 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Africa Index ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was City of London Investment Management, an estimated $432K added.
  • The largest VanEck Africa Index ETF seller in Q1 2016 was Jane Street, an estimated $855K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.