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VanEck Africa Index ETF
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17 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.06M invested in VanEck Africa Index ETF in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 1 funds opening new positions, 2 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

2.75% less ownership

Funds ownership: 13.1% → 10.35% (-2.8%)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 18 → 17 (-1)

20% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.61M → $6.06M (-$1.55M)

50% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 1 | Existing positions closed: 2

71% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 2 | Existing positions reduced: 7

Holders
17
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-5.56%
% of All Funds
0.37%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
1
Increased
2
Reduced
7
Closed
2
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$19.3K
2
MFWM
Motley Fool Wealth Management
Virginia
+$13.1K
3
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$22

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
NYLIM
New York Life Investment Management
New York
-$1.41M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$247K
3
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$26.3K
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$24.6K
5
Janney Montgomery Scott
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
-$13.6K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MFWM
1
Motley Fool Wealth Management
Virginia
$2.93M +$13.1K +606 +0.5%
Jane Street
2
Jane Street
New York
$989K -$247K -11,448 -20%
Janney Montgomery Scott
3
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$886K -$13.6K -633 -2%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$700K +$19.3K +897 +3%
Citadel Advisors
5
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$262K -$24.6K -1,143 -9%
Bank of America
6
Bank of America
North Carolina
$104K -$2.65K -123 -3%
Royal Bank of Canada
7
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$47K -$6.89K -320 -13%
UBS Group
8
UBS Group
Switzerland
$46K -$4.42K -205 -9%
LTFS
9
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$29K – – –
Wells Fargo
10
Wells Fargo
California
$24K – – –
Citigroup
11
Citigroup
New York
$22K -$26.3K -1,221 -55%
SSB
12
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$11K – – –
AG
13
Advisor Group
Arizona
$6K – – –
CFA
14
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$1K – – –
APA
15
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$774 – – –
NYLIM
16
New York Life Investment Management
New York
– -$1.41M -65,360 Closed
US Bancorp
17
US Bancorp
Minnesota
– -$11K -500 Closed
Fidelity Investments
18
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
– +$22 +1 New

AFK Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

17 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Africa Index ETF (AFK) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $6.06M — down 20% from $7.61M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 2 funds closed out of AFK and 1 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 7 trimmed existing stakes and 2 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $19.3K. The largest seller was New York Life Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.41M sold.

  • 17 institutional investors held VanEck Africa Index ETF (AFK) as of Q2 2019, down from 18 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $6.06M of VanEck Africa Index ETF stock for Q2 2019, down 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 1 fund opened new VanEck Africa Index ETF positions in Q2 2019 and 2 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest VanEck Africa Index ETF buyer in Q2 2019 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $19.3K added.
  • The largest VanEck Africa Index ETF seller in Q2 2019 was New York Life Investment Management, an estimated $1.41M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.