VanEck Africa Index ETF
Price through Oct 1 · Flows through Sep 30. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 2. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 2.
The fund normallyinvests at least 80% of its total assets in securities that comprise the fund’s benchmark index. The index includes securities of African companies. African companies generally include local listings of companies that are incorporated in Africa and listings of companies incorporated outside of Africa but that have at least 50% of their revenues/related assets in Africa.
SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 6M SHOWN · NET −$27M OVER THIS RANGE
Money is leaving — −$3M in net outflows over the past month, about 2.9% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +0.6% so far this year. At 0.98% a year it is not the cheapest way in — EFAS has a reported fee of 0.56%.
COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH
CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS THE CHANGE IN THE LATEST AVAILABLE SNAPSHOT · TOP 40 POSITIONS
| # | Holding | Weight | Price | Day | 52-wk | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EQTYKOVITZ CORE EQUITY ETF | 2.65% | $29.00 | -0.1% | ||
| 2 | PRUPRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL | 1.80% | $113.13 | -0.4% | ||
| 3 | PPHVANECK PHARMACEUTICAL ETF | 0.41% | $108.14 | -1.2% | ||
| 4 | MTNVAIL RESORTS | 1.71% | $138.99 | +1.3% | ||
| 5 | ABGASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP | 1.19% | $178.47 | +3.6% | ||
| 6 | CLSCELESTICA | 0.30% | $373.09 | +3.2% | ||
| 7 | GGRGOGORO | 0.63% | $3.12 | -0.3% | ||
| 8 | PDNINVESCO FTSE RAFI DEVELOPED MARKETS EX-US SMALL-MID ETF | 1.00% | $45.54 | -0.8% | ||
| 9 | MSAMSA SAFETY | 2.04% | $179.03 | +0.6% | ||
| 10 | SLMSLM | 0.92% | $22.61 | -0.1% | ||
| 11 | AUANGLOGOLD ASHANTI | 4.09% | $94.20 | +0.3% | ||
| 12 | EDVVANGUARD EXTENDED DURATION TREASURY INDEX FUND | 3.32% | $54.85 | -1.1% | ||
| 13 | GFIGOLD FIELDS | 3.08% | $35.79 | -0.9% | ||
| 14 | AYAAYA GOLD & SILVER INC | 2.72% | $26.91 | +0.0% | ||
| 15 | OUTOUTFRONT MEDIA | 0.46% | $28.05 | +1.1% |
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| 1 month | -6.4% |
| 3 months | +4.4% |
| 6 months | +8.8% |
| YTD | +0.6% |
| 1 year | +10.6% |
| 3 years | — |
PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED
| 1 week | — |
| 1 month | −$3M |
| 3 months | −$7M |
| YTD | −$11M |
| 1 year | +$26M |
CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS
The top holding is 4.5% of the book; the top ten carry 34%. Spread across 71+ names, it behaves like roughly 42 equally-weighted positions.
VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK
| Most-traded holdings, options premium | Bullish | Bearish |
|---|---|---|
| CLS CELESTICA | $6M | $5M |
| B BARRICK GOLD CORP | $4M | $1M |
| RCL ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES | $2M | $2M |
| AU ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI | $560,712 | $2M |
| EDV VANGUARD EXTENDED DURATION TREASURY INDEX FUND | $315,772 | $793,660 |
TODAY’S OPTIONS PREMIUM IN THE FUND’S UNDERLYING NAMES
Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat AFK on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.
| Fund | Fee | Assets | Flow, 1M | The case | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPDW State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF | 0.03% | $41.5B | +$286M | -95bp on fee · 418× the assets · +$286M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF | 0.03% | $18.2B | +$199M | -95bp on fee · 183× the assets · +$199M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF | 0.04% | $32.9B | +$497M | -94bp on fee · 332× the assets · +$497M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | 0.04% | $23.7B | +$575M | -94bp on fee · 239× the assets · +$575M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | 0.04% | $18.6B | +$412M | -94bp on fee · 187× the assets · +$412M in over the month | Head-to-head |