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VanEck Africa Index ETF

18 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.29M invested in VanEck Africa Index ETF in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 5 increasing their positions, 4 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

25% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 5 | Existing positions reduced: 4

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.03M → $7.29M (+$260K)

1.13% less ownership

Funds ownership: 12.25%11.12% (-1.1%)

10% less funds holding

Funds holding: 2018 (-2)

50% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 4

Holders
18
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-10%
% of All Funds
0.31%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
2
Increased
5
Reduced
4
Closed
4
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
MFWM
1
Motley Fool Wealth Management
Virginia
$3M +$12.7K +577 +0.4%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.73M +$33.4K +1,519 +2%
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.05M -$27.6K -1,255 -3%
HT
4
HAP Trading
New York
$631K +$635K +28,854 New
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$270K +$48.6K +2,206 +22%
Royal Bank of Canada
6
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$255K
William Blair & Company
7
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$148K +$149K +6,775 New
Bank Julius Baer & Co
8
Bank Julius Baer & Co
Switzerland
$58K +$286 +13 +0.5%
Osaic Holdings
9
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$48K -$6.27K -285 -12%
Citigroup
10
Citigroup
New York
$33K
4FG
11
4Thought Financial Group
New York
$23K -$13.9K -630 -38%
FP
12
Financial Perspectives
Minnesota
$13.2K -$267K -12,112 -95%
SSB
13
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$11K
AF
14
Allworth Financial
California
$9K
CMBA
15
C.M. Bidwell & Associates
Hawaii
$6K
Wells Fargo
16
Wells Fargo
California
$5K +$22 +1 +0.4%
NFG
17
Next Financial Group
Texas
$4K
JP Morgan Chase
18
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$2K
CCP
19
Cardan Capital Partners
Colorado
-$208K -9,905 Closed
SPIA
20
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
-$10.5K -500 Closed
Rockefeller Capital Management
21
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
-$2K -100 Closed
SWM
22
Spire Wealth Management
Virginia
-$1K -70 Closed

AFK Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review

18 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Africa Index ETF (AFK) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $7.29M — up 3.7% from $7.03M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 4 funds closed out of AFK and 2 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 4 trimmed existing stakes and 5 added.

The largest buyer was HAP Trading, opening a new position worth an estimated $635K. The largest seller was Financial Perspectives, cutting an estimated $267K.

  • 18 institutional investors held VanEck Africa Index ETF (AFK) as of Q2 2021, down from 20 in Q1 2021.
  • Funds reported $7.29M of VanEck Africa Index ETF stock for Q2 2021, up 3.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 2 funds opened new VanEck Africa Index ETF positions in Q2 2021 and 4 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Africa Index ETF buyer in Q2 2021 was HAP Trading, an estimated $635K added.
  • The largest VanEck Africa Index ETF seller in Q2 2021 was Financial Perspectives, an estimated $267K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.