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VanEck Africa Index ETF

21 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.13M invested in VanEck Africa Index ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 5 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

20% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.94M → $7.13M (+$1.19M)

2.5% more ownership

Funds ownership: 8.43%10.93% (+2.5%)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 5 | Existing positions reduced: 5

9% less funds holding

Funds holding: 2321 (-2)

33% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 3

Holders
21
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-8.7%
% of All Funds
0.53%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
2
Increased
5
Reduced
5
Closed
3
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
MFWM
1
Motley Fool Wealth Management
Virginia
$1.8M +$80K +4,014 +5%
Russell Investments Group
2
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$1.5M +$1.51M +75,872 New
Jane Street
3
Jane Street
New York
$1.23M +$800K +40,132 +181%
NYLIM
4
New York Life Investment Management
New York
$876K -$717 -36 -0.1%
CLOS
5
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$354K
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$327K -$82.4K -4,133 -20%
Janney Montgomery Scott
7
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$282K -$38.9K -1,950 -12%
Bank of America
8
Bank of America
North Carolina
$273K -$73.9K -3,708 -21%
FC
9
FCA Corp
Texas
$205K
Wells Fargo
10
Wells Fargo
California
$89K +$62.3K +3,128 +231%
UBS Group
11
UBS Group
Switzerland
$58K +$6.56K +329 +13%
Royal Bank of Canada
12
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$43K -$4.98K -250 -10%
JIR
13
James Investment Research
Ohio
$36K
Citigroup
14
Citigroup
New York
$20K
SSB
15
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$10K
AP
16
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
$9K +$8.83K +443 New
LTFS
17
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$7K
PNC Financial Services Group
18
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$6K
AG
19
Advisor Group
Arizona
$2K +$40 +2 +2%
CCM
20
Cribstone Capital Management
Maine
$1K
MWP
21
MYCIO Wealth Partners
Pennsylvania
-$15K -718 Closed
FIB
22
First Interstate Bank
Montana
-$4K -170 Closed
FNBT
23
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Florida
-$1K -47 Closed

AFK Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

21 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Africa Index ETF (AFK) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $7.13M — up 20% from $5.94M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 3 funds closed out of AFK and 2 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 5 trimmed existing stakes and 5 added.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $800K. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $82.4K.

  • 21 institutional investors held VanEck Africa Index ETF (AFK) as of Q4 2016, down from 23 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $7.13M of VanEck Africa Index ETF stock for Q4 2016, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 2 funds opened new VanEck Africa Index ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 3 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest VanEck Africa Index ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was Jane Street, an estimated $800K added.
  • The largest VanEck Africa Index ETF seller in Q4 2016 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $82.4K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.