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VanEck Africa Index ETF

23 hedge funds and large institutions have $10.8M invested in VanEck Africa Index ETF in 2018 Q1 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

62% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.71M → $10.8M (+$4.14M)

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 2

6.17% more ownership

Funds ownership: 8.43%14.6% (+6.2%)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2223 (+1)

33% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 4 | Existing positions reduced: 6

Holders
23
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+4.55%
% of All Funds
0.53%
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
$2.96M +$201K +7,771 +7%
NYLIM
2
New York Life Investment Management
New York
$1.77M +$25.9K +1,003 +1%
MSL
3
Mackay Shields LLC
New York
$1.77M +$1.79M +69,207 New
Jane Street
4
Jane Street
New York
$1.38M +$859K +33,291 +162%
JP Morgan Chase
5
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$853K +$859K +33,292 New
Janney Montgomery Scott
6
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$478K -$1.88K -73 -0.4%
Wells Fargo
7
Wells Fargo
California
$476K +$422K +16,359 +738%
Morgan Stanley
8
Morgan Stanley
New York
$409K -$17K -657 -4%
FC
9
FCA Corp
Texas
$265K
Bank of America
10
Bank of America
North Carolina
$176K -$15.9K -618 -8%
CLOS
11
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$105K -$106K -4,100 -50%
UBS Group
12
UBS Group
Switzerland
$49K -$6.19K -240 -11%
Royal Bank of Canada
13
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$42K -$516 -20 -1%
CIBC Private Wealth Group
14
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$31K
Citigroup
15
Citigroup
New York
$26K
SSB
16
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$13K
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
17
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$10K +$10.4K +404 New
LTFS
18
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$8K
PNC Financial Services Group
19
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$8K
SWP
20
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$5K
AG
21
Advisor Group
Arizona
$3K
CCM
22
Cribstone Capital Management
Maine
$1K
JIR
23
James Investment Research
Ohio
-$50K -2,000 Closed
GI
24
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
-$1K -32 Closed

AFK Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

23 of the 4,364 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Africa Index ETF (AFK) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $10.8M — up 62% from $6.71M 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 Mackay Shields LLC, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.79M. The largest seller was Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA, cutting an estimated $106K.

  • 23 institutional investors held VanEck Africa Index ETF (AFK) as of Q1 2018, up from 22 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $10.8M of VanEck Africa Index ETF stock for Q1 2018, up 62% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new VanEck Africa Index ETF positions in Q1 2018 and 2 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest VanEck Africa Index ETF buyer in Q1 2018 was Mackay Shields LLC, an estimated $1.79M added.
  • The largest VanEck Africa Index ETF seller in Q1 2018 was Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA, an estimated $106K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.