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VanEck Africa Index ETF

24 hedge funds and large institutions have $7M invested in VanEck Africa Index ETF in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 4 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 2

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2324 (+1)

0.81% less ownership

Funds ownership: 10.78%9.97% (-0.81%)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.34M → $7M (-$335K)

33% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 4 | Existing positions reduced: 6

Holders
24
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+4.35%
% of All Funds
0.6%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
3
Increased
4
Reduced
6
Closed
2
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
MFWM
1
Motley Fool Wealth Management
Virginia
$2.15M +$105K +4,924 +5%
Russell Investments Group
2
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$1.68M
NYLIM
3
New York Life Investment Management
New York
$1.12M +$115K +5,373 +12%
Janney Montgomery Scott
4
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$415K -$2.03K -95 -0.5%
CLOS
5
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$387K
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$343K +$3.46K +162 +1%
FC
7
FCA Corp
Texas
$223K
Jane Street
8
Jane Street
New York
$221K -$186K -8,713 -46%
Bank of America
9
Bank of America
North Carolina
$186K -$128K -5,995 -41%
UBS Group
10
UBS Group
Switzerland
$72K +$38.5K +1,800 +114%
Wells Fargo
11
Wells Fargo
California
$49K -$114K -5,337 -70%
Royal Bank of Canada
12
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$43K
JIR
13
James Investment Research
Ohio
$28K -$10.7K -500 -28%
Citigroup
14
Citigroup
New York
$22K -$963 -45 -4%
AP
15
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
$20K +$19.3K +904 New
SSB
16
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$11K
Creative Planning
17
Creative Planning
Kansas
$9K +$8.56K +400 New
LTFS
18
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$6K
PNC Financial Services Group
19
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$6K
IA
20
IFP Advisors
Florida
$6K +$6.42K +300 New
AG
21
Advisor Group
Arizona
$3K
PFO
22
Pathstone Family Office
New Jersey
$2K
CCM
23
Cribstone Capital Management
Maine
$1K
Verition Fund Management
24
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
-$394K -18,849 Closed
FDCDDQ
25
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
-$16.7K -800 Closed

AFK Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

24 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Africa Index ETF (AFK) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $7M — down 4.6% from $7.34M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 3 funds opened new AFK positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 4 added to existing stakes and 6 trimmed.

The largest buyer was New York Life Investment Management, adding an estimated $115K. The largest seller was Verition Fund Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $394K sold.

  • 24 institutional investors held VanEck Africa Index ETF (AFK) as of Q2 2017, up from 23 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $7M of VanEck Africa Index ETF stock for Q2 2017, down 4.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new VanEck Africa Index ETF positions in Q2 2017 and 2 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest VanEck Africa Index ETF buyer in Q2 2017 was New York Life Investment Management, an estimated $115K added.
  • The largest VanEck Africa Index ETF seller in Q2 2017 was Verition Fund Management, an estimated $394K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.