AFK
VanEck Africa Index ETF
AFK
VanEck Africa Index ETF
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NAV$18.30
as of May 12, 2025 -
YTD RETURNS16.62%
as of May 12, 2025 -
Total Net Assets$44.83M
as of May 12, 2025 -
Gross Expense Ratio0.89%
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Net Expense Ratio0.88%
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Inception Date07/10/2008
Fund Description
VanEck Africa Index ETF (AFK®) seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the MVIS® GDP Africa Index (MVAFKTR), which includes 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.
Overview
Fund Highlights
- Nation's First ETF Focused Exclusively on Africa
A relatively untapped region with vast commodity resources and growth potential
- One-Trade Access
To a broad range of sectors and African countries, including exposure to some less traditional, frontier markets
- Pure Play
Companies must be incorporated in, or derive at least 50% of total revenues from Africa to be added to the index
Performance
Fees
Holdings
Portfolio
Sector Weightings (%) as at 04/30/2025
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Sector
% of Net Assets -
Financials
32.62 -
Materials
30.87 -
Communication Services
12.88 -
Consumer Discretionary
10.67 -
Consumer Staples
4.38 -
Energy
4.04 -
Industrials
3.51 -
Health Care
0.38 -
Real Estate
0.20 -
Utilities
0.13 -
Other/Cash
0.33
Country Weightings (%) as at 04/30/2025
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Country
% of Net Assets -
South Africa
36.48 -
Morocco
15.45 -
United Kingdom
7.94 -
Canada
7.52 -
Nigeria
5.17 -
Australia
5.00 -
Kenya
4.50 -
India
2.86 -
United Arab Emirates
2.82 -
Burkina Faso
2.57 -
Zambia
2.56 -
Egypt
2.52 -
United States
2.49 -
Tanzania
1.18 -
Indonesia
0.46 -
Norway
0.13 -
Zimbabwe
0.02 -
Other/Cash
0.33
Distributions
Distribution History
| Year | Ex-date |
Record Date |
Payable date |
Dividend Income‡ |
Short-Term Capital Gains |
Long-Term Capital Gains |
Return of Capital |
Total Distributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12/23/2024 | 12/23/2024 | 12/24/2024 | -- | -- | -- | -- | $ 0.00 |
| 2023 | 12/18/2023 | 12/19/2023 | 12/22/2023 | $ 0.3136 | -- | -- | -- | $ 0.31 |
| 2022 | 12/19/2022 | 12/20/2022 | 12/23/2022 | $ 0.5759 | -- | -- | -- | $ 0.58 |
| 2021 | 12/20/2021 | 12/21/2021 | 12/27/2021 | $ 0.8390 | -- | -- | -- | $ 0.84 |
| 2020 | 12/21/2020 | 12/22/2020 | 12/28/2020 | $ 0.7960 | -- | -- | -- | $ 0.80 |
| 2019 | 12/23/2019 | 12/24/2019 | 12/30/2019 | $ 1.2858 | -- | -- | -- | $ 1.29 |
| 2018 | 12/20/2018 | 12/21/2018 | 12/27/2018 | $ 0.3360 | -- | -- | -- | $ 0.34 |
| 2017 | 12/18/2017 | 12/19/2017 | 12/22/2017 | $ 0.4940 | -- | -- | -- | $ 0.49 |
| 2016 | 12/19/2016 | 12/21/2016 | 12/23/2016 | $ 0.5280 | -- | -- | -- | $ 0.53 |
| 2015 | 12/21/2015 | 12/23/2015 | 12/28/2015 | $ 0.3850 | -- | -- | -- | $ 0.39 |
| 2014 | 12/22/2014 | 12/24/2014 | 12/29/2014 | $ 0.7570 | -- | -- | -- | $ 0.76 |
| 2013 | 12/23/2013 | 12/26/2013 | 12/30/2013 | $ 0.8290 | -- | -- | -- | $ 0.83 |
| 2012 | 12/24/2012 | 12/27/2012 | 12/31/2012 | $ 1.0630 | -- | -- | -- | $ 1.06 |
| 2011 | 12/23/2011 | 12/28/2011 | 12/30/2011 | $ 0.9710 | -- | -- | -- | $ 0.97 |
| 2010 | 12/23/2010 | 12/28/2010 | 12/30/2010 | $ 0.3840 | -- | -- | -- | $ 0.38 |
| 2009 | 12/23/2009 | 12/28/2009 | 12/30/2009 | $ 0.2290 | -- | -- | -- | $ 0.23 |
| 2008 | 12/26/2008 | 12/29/2008 | 12/31/2008 | $ 0.1900 | -- | -- | -- | $ 0.19 |
‡All registered investment companies are obliged to distribute portfolio gains to shareholders at yearend regardless of performance. Trading VanEck ETFs will also generate tax consequences and transaction expenses. The information provided is not intended to be tax advice. Tax consequences of dividend distributions may vary by individual taxpayer. There is no guarantee that dividends will be paid. To receive a distribution, you must have been a registered shareholder of the relevant VanEck ETFs on the record date. Distributions are paid to shareholders on the payment date. Past distributions are not indicative of future distributions.
Certain distributions may constitute a return of capital, which will have the effect of reducing your cost basis in the Fund’s shares and thereby increasing the amount of capital gain, if any, or decreasing the amount of capital loss, if any, that you will realize when selling or exchanging Fund shares. The final determination of the tax characteristics cannot be determined until after each Fund’s yearend and are reported to shareholders on Form 1099-DIV. The form is mailed to shareholders shortly after calendar yearend specifying how the distributions paid by the Fund during the prior calendar year should be characterized for purposes of reporting the distribution on a shareholder’s tax return.
The tax treatment and characterization of the Fund’s distributions may vary significantly from time to time depending on whether the Fund has gains or losses on the securities in its portfolio. The Fund’s distributions will normally reflect past and projected net investment income, and may include income from dividends and interest, capital gains and/or a return of capital. The final composition of the tax characteristics of the distributions cannot be determined with certainty until after the end of the year, and will be reported to shareholders at that time. The amount of distributions will vary, depending on a number of factors. As portfolio and market conditions change, the rate of dividends may change. There can be no assurance that the Fund will be able to declare a dividend distribution in each period. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.