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VanEck Africa Index ETF

22 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.71M invested in VanEck Africa Index ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 5 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

67% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 3

24% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.43M → $6.71M (+$1.28M)

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2022 (+2)

1.01% more ownership

Funds ownership: 7.42%8.43% (+1%)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 5 | Existing positions reduced: 5

Holders
22
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+10%
% of All Funds
0.5%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
5
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
$2.68M +$134K +5,584 +5%
NYLIM
2
New York Life Investment Management
New York
$1.7M +$60K +2,506 +4%
Jane Street
3
Jane Street
New York
$512K +$493K +20,611 New
Janney Montgomery Scott
4
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$466K -$6.92K -289 -2%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$413K +$12.5K +524 +3%
FC
6
FCA Corp
Texas
$257K
CLOS
7
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$204K +$196K +8,200 New
Bank of America
8
Bank of America
North Carolina
$186K -$16.4K -684 -8%
Wells Fargo
9
Wells Fargo
California
$55K -$11.5K -479 -18%
UBS Group
10
UBS Group
Switzerland
$53K +$19.9K +830 +64%
JIR
11
James Investment Research
Ohio
$50K
Royal Bank of Canada
12
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$41K -$7.9K -330 -17%
CIBC Private Wealth Group
13
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$30K +$28.7K +1,200 New
Citigroup
14
Citigroup
New York
$25K
SSB
15
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$12K
PNC Financial Services Group
16
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$8K -$7.18K -300 -50%
LTFS
17
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$7K
SWP
18
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$5K +$4.83K +202 New
AG
19
Advisor Group
Arizona
$3K +$48 +2 +2%
CCM
20
Cribstone Capital Management
Maine
$1K
GI
21
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$1K +$766 +32 New
AP
22
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
-$23K -974 Closed
GAM
23
Gemmer Asset Management
California
-$10K -450 Closed
IA
24
IFP Advisors
Florida
-$7K -300 Closed

AFK Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

22 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Africa Index ETF (AFK) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $6.71M — up 24% from $5.43M a quarter earlier.

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

The largest buyer was Jane Street, opening a new position worth an estimated $493K. The largest seller was Advisors Preferred, exiting entirely with an estimated $23K sold.

  • 22 institutional investors held VanEck Africa Index ETF (AFK) as of Q4 2017, up from 20 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $6.71M of VanEck Africa Index ETF stock for Q4 2017, up 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new VanEck Africa Index ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 3 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Africa Index ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was Jane Street, an estimated $493K added.
  • The largest VanEck Africa Index ETF seller in Q4 2017 was Advisors Preferred, an estimated $23K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.