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VanEck Africa Index ETF
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16 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.47M invested in VanEck Africa Index ETF in 2023 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 1 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 4 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 4

0.36% more ownership

Funds ownership: 13.07% → 13.43% (+0.36%)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.63M → $5.47M (-$167K)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 17 → 16 (-1)

50% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 1 | Existing positions closed: 2

Holders
16
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-5.88%
% of All Funds
0.23%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
1
Increased
6
Reduced
4
Closed
2
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$251K
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$57.4K
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$53.1K
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$20.8K
5
4FG
4Thought Financial Group
New York
+$14

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
-$308K
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$57.5K
3
Osaic Holdings
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
-$38.8K
4
MFWM
Motley Fool Wealth Management
Virginia
-$36.7K
5
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
-$1K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Jane Street
1
Jane Street
New York
$1.83M +$20.8K +1,513 +1%
MFWM
2
Motley Fool Wealth Management
Virginia
$1.62M -$36.7K -2,663 -2%
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1M +$53.1K +3,857 +6%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$670K +$251K +18,199 +60%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$93.4K -$57.5K -4,173 -38%
Bank of America
6
Bank of America
North Carolina
$65.5K -$124 -9 -0.2%
Osaic Holdings
7
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$65.3K -$38.8K -2,818 -37%
Royal Bank of Canada
8
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$59K +$57.4K +4,163 +4,163%
GWSG
9
GPS Wealth Strategies Group
Colorado
$14.8K – – –
BFA
10
BBJS Financial Advisors
Washington
$12.2K +$14 +1 +0.1%
4FG
11
4Thought Financial Group
New York
$12.1K +$14 +1 +0.1%
FP
12
Financial Perspectives
Minnesota
$8.35K – – –
Citigroup
13
Citigroup
New York
$8.28K – – –
SSB
14
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$6.9K – – –
PS
15
Principal Securities
Iowa
$511 +$510 +37 New
JP Morgan Chase
16
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$28 – – –
Bank of Montreal
17
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
– -$308K -20,496 Closed
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
18
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
– -$1K -100 Closed

AFK Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2023 in Review

16 of the 6,859 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Africa Index ETF (AFK) for Q4 2023, worth a combined $5.47M — down 3% from $5.63M 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 6 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $251K. The largest seller was Bank of Montreal, exiting entirely with an estimated $308K sold.

  • 16 institutional investors held VanEck Africa Index ETF (AFK) as of Q4 2023, down from 17 in Q3 2023.
  • Funds reported $5.47M of VanEck Africa Index ETF stock for Q4 2023, down 3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 1 fund opened new VanEck Africa Index ETF positions in Q4 2023 and 2 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest VanEck Africa Index ETF buyer in Q4 2023 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $251K added.
  • The largest VanEck Africa Index ETF seller in Q4 2023 was Bank of Montreal, an estimated $308K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2023.