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VanEck Africa Index ETF
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16 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.61M invested in VanEck Africa Index ETF in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 1 funds opening new positions, 4 increasing their positions, 4 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.4M → $6.61M (+$206K)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 4 | Existing positions reduced: 4

0.25% less ownership

Funds ownership: 10.79% → 10.54% (-0.25%)

11% less funds holding

Funds holding: 18 → 16 (-2)

50% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 1 | Existing positions closed: 2

Holders
16
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-11.11%
% of All Funds
0.25%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
1
Increased
4
Reduced
4
Closed
2
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$65.3K
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$37.5K
3
GIA
GHP Investment Advisors
Colorado
+$2.48K
4
4FG
4Thought Financial Group
New York
+$978
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$21

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$73K
2
MFWM
Motley Fool Wealth Management
Virginia
-$65.8K
3
Bank Julius Baer & Co
Bank Julius Baer & Co
Switzerland
-$53K
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$34.5K
5
HT
HAP Trading
New York
-$18.7K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MFWM
1
Motley Fool Wealth Management
Virginia
$2.8M -$65.8K -3,161 -2%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.64M -$34.5K -1,656 -2%
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.23M +$65.3K +3,140 +6%
HT
4
HAP Trading
New York
$331K -$18.7K -898 -5%
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$325K +$37.5K +1,804 +13%
William Blair & Company
6
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$144K – – –
Citigroup
7
Citigroup
New York
$32K – – –
GWSG
8
GPS Wealth Strategies Group
Colorado
$23K – – –
4FG
9
4Thought Financial Group
New York
$23K +$978 +47 +5%
Osaic Holdings
10
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$14K -$6.24K -300 -32%
FP
11
Financial Perspectives
Minnesota
$12.9K – – –
SSB
12
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$11K – – –
AF
13
Allworth Financial
California
$8K – – –
Wells Fargo
14
Wells Fargo
California
$5K +$21 +1 +0.4%
GIA
15
GHP Investment Advisors
Colorado
$3K +$2.48K +119 New
APA
16
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$1.06K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
17
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
– -$73K -3,645 Closed
Bank Julius Baer & Co
18
Bank Julius Baer & Co
Switzerland
– -$53K -2,640 Closed

AFK Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review

16 of the 6,340 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Africa Index ETF (AFK) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $6.61M — up 3.2% from $6.4M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 2 funds closed out of AFK and 1 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 4 trimmed existing stakes and 4 added.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $65.3K. The largest seller was Royal Bank of Canada, exiting entirely with an estimated $73K sold.

  • 16 institutional investors held VanEck Africa Index ETF (AFK) as of Q1 2022, down from 18 in Q4 2021.
  • Funds reported $6.61M of VanEck Africa Index ETF stock for Q1 2022, up 3.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 1 fund opened new VanEck Africa Index ETF positions in Q1 2022 and 2 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest VanEck Africa Index ETF buyer in Q1 2022 was UBS Group, an estimated $65.3K added.
  • The largest VanEck Africa Index ETF seller in Q1 2022 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $73K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.