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VanEck Africa Index ETF

23 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.94M invested in VanEck Africa Index ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 4 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1.54% less ownership

Funds ownership: 9.96%8.43% (-1.5%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 2423 (-1)

15% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.99M → $5.94M (-$1.04M)

25% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 4

50% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 4 | Existing positions reduced: 8

Holders
23
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-4.17%
% of All Funds
0.61%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
3
Increased
4
Reduced
8
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
$1.81M +$19.6K +958 +1%
NYLIM
2
New York Life Investment Management
New York
$918K -$150K -7,299 -14%
EA
3
Emerald Acquisition
Washington
$808K
Jane Street
4
Jane Street
New York
$460K -$277K -13,517 -38%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$428K -$9.8K -478 -2%
CLOS
6
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$371K
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$363K -$43.7K -2,132 -11%
Janney Montgomery Scott
8
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$336K +$332K +16,204 New
FC
9
FCA Corp
Texas
$214K -$212K -10,340 -50%
UBS Group
10
UBS Group
Switzerland
$55K +$18.4K +895 +52%
Royal Bank of Canada
11
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$51K -$42.4K -2,070 -46%
JIR
12
James Investment Research
Ohio
$37K +$10.3K +500 +38%
Wells Fargo
13
Wells Fargo
California
$28K -$62.6K -3,055 -69%
Citigroup
14
Citigroup
New York
$21K
MWP
15
MYCIO Wealth Partners
Pennsylvania
$15K
SSB
16
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$10K
LTFS
17
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$7K -$6.36K -310 -48%
PNC Financial Services Group
18
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$6K
FIB
19
First Interstate Bank
Montana
$4K +$3.49K +170 New
AG
20
Advisor Group
Arizona
$2K +$410 +20 +20%
CCM
21
Cribstone Capital Management
Maine
$1K
FNBT
22
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Florida
$1K +$964 +47 New
Citadel Advisors
23
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$830K -41,390 Closed
Creative Planning
24
Creative Planning
Kansas
-$6K -300 Closed
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
25
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
-$2K -110 Closed

AFK Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

23 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Africa Index ETF (AFK) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $5.94M — down 15% from $6.99M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 4 funds closed out of AFK and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 8 trimmed existing stakes and 4 added.

The largest buyer was Janney Montgomery Scott, opening a new position worth an estimated $332K. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $830K sold.

  • 23 institutional investors held VanEck Africa Index ETF (AFK) as of Q3 2016, down from 24 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $5.94M of VanEck Africa Index ETF stock for Q3 2016, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new VanEck Africa Index ETF positions in Q3 2016 and 4 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest VanEck Africa Index ETF buyer in Q3 2016 was Janney Montgomery Scott, an estimated $332K added.
  • The largest VanEck Africa Index ETF seller in Q3 2016 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $830K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.