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VanEck Africa Index ETF

23 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.34M invested in VanEck Africa Index ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 1

40% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 5

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2123 (+2)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.13M → $7.34M (+$207K)

0.14% less ownership

Funds ownership: 10.93%10.78% (-0.14%)

Holders
23
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+9.52%
% of All Funds
0.57%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
3
Increased
7
Reduced
5
Closed
1
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
MFWM
1
Motley Fool Wealth Management
Virginia
$1.98M +$73.1K +3,472 +4%
Russell Investments Group
2
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$1.64M +$32.1K +1,526 +2%
NYLIM
3
New York Life Investment Management
New York
$971K +$47.3K +2,246 +5%
Janney Montgomery Scott
4
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$403K +$107K +5,070 +36%
Jane Street
5
Jane Street
New York
$396K -$913K -43,357 -70%
Verition Fund Management
6
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
$394K +$397K +18,849 New
CLOS
7
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$374K
Morgan Stanley
8
Morgan Stanley
New York
$328K -$15.8K -748 -5%
Bank of America
9
Bank of America
North Carolina
$306K +$17.7K +841 +6%
FC
10
FCA Corp
Texas
$216K
Wells Fargo
11
Wells Fargo
California
$159K +$65.7K +3,118 +70%
Royal Bank of Canada
12
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$42K -$4.21K -200 -9%
JIR
13
James Investment Research
Ohio
$38K
UBS Group
14
UBS Group
Switzerland
$33K -$28.9K -1,372 -47%
Citigroup
15
Citigroup
New York
$22K +$948 +45 +5%
FDCDDQ
16
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$16.7K +$16.9K +800 New
SSB
17
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$10K
LTFS
18
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$6K -$737 -35 -10%
PNC Financial Services Group
19
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$6K
AG
20
Advisor Group
Arizona
$3K
PFO
21
Pathstone Family Office
New Jersey
$2K +$2.11K +100 New
CCM
22
Cribstone Capital Management
Maine
$1K
AP
23
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
-$9K -443 Closed

AFK Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

23 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Africa Index ETF (AFK) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $7.34M — up 2.9% from $7.13M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 3 funds opened new AFK positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 7 added to existing stakes and 5 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Verition Fund Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $397K. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $913K.

  • 23 institutional investors held VanEck Africa Index ETF (AFK) as of Q1 2017, up from 21 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $7.34M of VanEck Africa Index ETF stock for Q1 2017, up 2.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new VanEck Africa Index ETF positions in Q1 2017 and 1 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Africa Index ETF buyer in Q1 2017 was Verition Fund Management, an estimated $397K added.
  • The largest VanEck Africa Index ETF seller in Q1 2017 was Jane Street, an estimated $913K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.