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VanEck Africa Index ETF

$29.86+2.32% today
223152-WK

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.

Price & daily flows
28.826.424.029.86DAILY NET FLOWAug 25Dec 19Apr 21Aug 21

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN · NET +$28M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$3M walked out over the past month, about 2.4% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +12.7% so far this year. At 0.98% a year it is not the cheapest way in — IEFA runs the same ground at 0.07%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$108Massets under management
0.98%expense ratio · $98 per $10,000 a year
−$3Mnet flow, trailing month
78Kavg daily volume, 30 days
84holdings · US-domiciled
2008listed July 13, 2008 · beta 1.29
The book at a glance
EQTY+0.8%PRU+0.5%PPHMTN+1.7%ABG-0.3%PDN+0.7%GGRAU+5.3%MSA+0.5%EDV-0.5%SLMGFI+5.2%IAG+3.1%AYA-1.0%B+2.9%GLNG-0.3%FSM+1.4%VAL-1.4%MMYT-0.5%REMHMY+6.9%SBSWSSLRCLBIDDSYSBK2.5%FM2.6%BCP2.6%SHP0.8%NED0.8%SAFCOM2.8%

CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS TODAY’S MOVE · TOP 40 POSITIONS

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1EQTYKOVITZ CORE EQUITY ETF2.39%$29.87+0.8%
2PRUPRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL2.40%$121.15+0.5%
3PPHVANECK PHARMACEUTICAL ETF0.44%$116.63+1.3%
4MTNVAIL RESORTS1.70%$152.81+1.7%
5ABGASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP1.10%$214.81-0.3%
6PDNINVESCO FTSE RAFI DEVELOPED MARKETS EX-US SMALL-MID ETF1.46%$47.34+0.7%
7CLSCELESTICA0.26%$296.55-1.8%
8GGRGOGORO0.64%$2.27+0.9%
9AUANGLOGOLD ASHANTI5.42%$121.22+5.3%
10MSAMSA SAFETY2.47%$189.43+0.5%
11EDVVANGUARD EXTENDED DURATION TREASURY INDEX FUND4.97%$59.51-0.5%
12SLMSLM0.91%$26.46+2.4%
13GFIGOLD FIELDS3.46%$47.81+5.2%
14IAGIAMGOLD3.05%$21.14+3.1%
15AYAAYA GOLD & SILVER INC3.13%$26.65-1.0%

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Sector weights
Financials40.07%
Financial Services39.86%
Other35.56%
Finance34.29%
Basic Materials31.6%
Materials30.88%
Non-Energy Minerals27.34%
Communication Services16.27%
Communications12.45%
Technology Services6.39%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
South Africa34.95%
Other21.99%
United Kingdom11.04%
Nigeria10.42%
Kenya10.24%
Canada9.79%
Egypt3.95%
Australia3.58%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week+6.3%
1 month+16.4%
3 months+11.0%
6 months+1.6%
YTD+12.7%
1 year+34.5%
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week
1 month−$3M
3 months−$15M
YTD−$8M
1 year+$28M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
JulOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
24%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
28%realized volatility, 1 year
-19.5%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-2.3%where it sits vs. that peak today

The top holding is 5.4% of the book; the top ten carry 38%. Spread across 69+ names, it behaves like roughly 38 equally-weighted positions.

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
2calls today
puts today
put/call ratio
18Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
CLS CELESTICA$7M$8M
B BARRICK GOLD CORP$8M$6M
GFI GOLD FIELDS$7M$1M
AU ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI$3M$3M
HMY HARMONY GOLD MINING CO$817,590$2M

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