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VanEck Africa Index ETF

17 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.19M invested in VanEck Africa Index ETF in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 3 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 3

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.78M → $4.19M (+$414K)

0.36% more ownership

Funds ownership: 8.64%9% (+0.36%)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 4

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1817 (-1)

Holders
17
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-5.56%
% of All Funds
0.27%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
4
Increased
6
Reduced
3
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
$1.95M -$65.9K -4,070 -3%
UBS Group
2
UBS Group
Switzerland
$994K +$2.67K +165 +0.3%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$519K -$86.6K -5,347 -14%
Royal Bank of Canada
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$226K +$164K +10,124 +257%
LPL Financial
5
LPL Financial
California
$165K +$167K +10,293 New
Bank of America
6
Bank of America
North Carolina
$101K +$61K +3,763 +148%
Osaic Holdings
7
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$99.8K +$2.54K +157 +3%
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$54.8K +$51.3K +3,168 +1,304%
Citigroup
9
Citigroup
New York
$24.1K
BFA
10
BBJS Financial Advisors
Washington
$14.1K +$14.3K +881 New
4FG
11
4Thought Financial Group
New York
$14K -$3.58K -221 -20%
FP
12
Financial Perspectives
Minnesota
$9.72K
SSB
13
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$8.03K
JP Morgan Chase
14
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$7K +$2.35K +145 +48%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
15
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$2K
EE
16
EWG Elevate
California
$402 +$405 +25 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
17
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$32 +$32 +2 New
William Blair & Company
18
William Blair & Company
Illinois
-$102K -6,775 Closed
GWSG
19
GPS Wealth Strategies Group
Colorado
-$16K -1,069 Closed
AF
20
Allworth Financial
California
-$6K -392 Closed
MAM
21
Marquette Asset Management
Minnesota
-$4K -256 Closed

AFK Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review

17 of the 6,221 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Africa Index ETF (AFK) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $4.19M — up 11% from $3.78M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in AFK was balanced in Q4 2022: 4 funds opened new positions, 4 closed out, 6 added to existing stakes and 3 trimmed.

The largest buyer was LPL Financial, opening a new position worth an estimated $167K. The largest seller was William Blair & Company, exiting entirely with an estimated $102K sold.

  • 17 institutional investors held VanEck Africa Index ETF (AFK) as of Q4 2022, down from 18 in Q3 2022.
  • Funds reported $4.19M of VanEck Africa Index ETF stock for Q4 2022, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new VanEck Africa Index ETF positions in Q4 2022 and 4 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Africa Index ETF buyer in Q4 2022 was LPL Financial, an estimated $167K added.
  • The largest VanEck Africa Index ETF seller in Q4 2022 was William Blair & Company, an estimated $102K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.