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VanEck Africa Index ETF

24 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.99M invested in VanEck Africa Index ETF in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 5 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 4

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2324 (+1)

0.53% less ownership

Funds ownership: 10.5%9.96% (-0.53%)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.27M → $6.99M (-$283K)

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 5 | Existing positions reduced: 6

Holders
24
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+4.35%
% of All Funds
0.64%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
6
Increased
5
Reduced
6
Closed
4
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
MFWM
1
Motley Fool Wealth Management
Virginia
$1.73M +$102K +5,110 +6%
NYLIM
2
New York Life Investment Management
New York
$1.03M -$624K -31,219 -38%
Citadel Advisors
3
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$830K +$827K +41,390 New
EA
4
Emerald Acquisition
Washington
$773K +$776K +38,849 New
Jane Street
5
Jane Street
New York
$716K +$331K +16,578 +87%
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$423K +$42K +2,100 +11%
FC
7
FCA Corp
Texas
$414K +$207K +10,340 +100%
Bank of America
8
Bank of America
North Carolina
$395K -$24.2K -1,209 -6%
CLOS
9
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$359K
Royal Bank of Canada
10
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$90K -$4K -200 -4%
Wells Fargo
11
Wells Fargo
California
$88K +$24.8K +1,241 +39%
UBS Group
12
UBS Group
Switzerland
$35K -$57.5K -2,879 -63%
JIR
13
James Investment Research
Ohio
$26K
Citigroup
14
Citigroup
New York
$20K -$1.12K -56 -5%
MWP
15
MYCIO Wealth Partners
Pennsylvania
$14K
LTFS
16
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$13K -$1.84K -92 -12%
SSB
17
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$10K
Creative Planning
18
Creative Planning
Kansas
$6K
PNC Financial Services Group
19
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$6K
AG
20
Advisor Group
Arizona
$2K +$2K +100 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
21
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$2K +$2.2K +110 New
CCM
22
Cribstone Capital Management
Maine
$1K +$999 +50 New
HR
23
Howe & Rusling
New York
$1K +$1.14K +57 New
COLIM
24
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
-$1.43M -75,000 Closed
CCMH
25
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
-$10K -523 Closed

AFK Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

24 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Africa Index ETF (AFK) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $6.99M — down 3.9% from $7.27M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new AFK positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 5 added to existing stakes and 6 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $827K. The largest seller was City of London Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.43M sold.

  • 24 institutional investors held VanEck Africa Index ETF (AFK) as of Q2 2016, up from 23 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $6.99M of VanEck Africa Index ETF stock for Q2 2016, down 3.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new VanEck Africa Index ETF positions in Q2 2016 and 4 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Africa Index ETF buyer in Q2 2016 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $827K added.
  • The largest VanEck Africa Index ETF seller in Q2 2016 was City of London Investment Management, an estimated $1.43M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.