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VanEck Africa Index ETF AFK

Issuer: VanEck SEC registrant: VanEck ETF Trust Equity · International
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Last price 26.73 USD Change: Up +0.32 Percent change: Up +1.21%

Source: Yahoo Finance (opens in a new tab) Observed · 1 day ago Quotes may be delayed

Net expense ratio
0.76%
Prospectus 1 May 2026
Net assets
$99.7M
As of 30 Jun 2026
Holdings
73
As of 30 Jun 2026
12-month distribution yield
1.02%
Irregular
Asset class
Equity
From holdings

VanEck Africa Index ETF (AFK) is an exchange-traded fund listed on NYSE Arca in the United States, issued by VanEck. Its category is Equity · International (equity). Its last price was US$26.73 on 20 Oct 2026. Its net expense ratio is 0.76% a year, from its prospectus dated 1 May 2026. It reported net assets of US$99.71 million as of 30 Jun 2026. Its latest holdings report lists 73 holdings as of 30 Jun 2026. Over the last 12 months it paid distributions of US$0.27 a unit, a 12-month distribution yield of 1.02%.

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Fees

Total annual operating expenses (gross)
0.76%
Net, after fee waivers or reimbursements
0.76%
Management fee
0.50%
Prospectus date
1 May 2026
Filed with the SEC
29 Apr 2026

Source: SEC prospectus risk/return data sets (opens in a new tab) Filed

Size and reporting

Net assets
$99,709,003
Total assets
$102,097,847
Holdings as of
30 Jun 2026
Report made public
26 Aug 2026 (57 days after the month end)

Net assets are for the whole fund series, which for some funds (Vanguard's, for example) also includes mutual fund share classes.

Source: SEC Form N-PORT (opens in a new tab) Filed

Top holdings

Largest 25 of 73 positions, as of 30 Jun 2026. Weight is the percent of net assets the fund reported.

AFK top holdings as of 30 Jun 2026
# Holding Identifier Weight Value (USD) Type Country Currency
1 Attijariwafa Bank MA0000012445 5.75% $5.7M Equity (common) Morocco MAD
2 Endeavour Mining PLC GB00BL6K5J42 4.45% $4.4M Equity (common) United Kingdom GBP
3 Anglogold Ashanti Plc GB00BRXH2664 4.29% $4.3M Equity (common) United Kingdom USD
4 Naspers Ltd ZAE000351946 3.97% $4.0M Equity (common) South Africa ZAR
5 FirstRand Ltd ZAE000066304 3.65% $3.6M Equity (common) South Africa ZAR
6 Ivanhoe Mines Ltd CA46579R1047 3.14% $3.1M Equity (common) Canada CAD
7 Banque Centrale Populaire MA0000011884 3.13% $3.1M Equity (common) Morocco MAD
8 Safaricom PLC KE1000001402 2.99% $3.0M Equity (common) Kenya KES
9 Gold Fields Ltd US38059T1060 2.86% $2.9M Equity (common) South Africa USD
10 Standard Bank Group Ltd ZAE000109815 2.79% $2.8M Equity (common) South Africa ZAR
11 Societe d'Exploitation des Ports MA0000012312 2.70% $2.7M Equity (common) Morocco MAD
12 Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd ZAE000035861 2.68% $2.7M Equity (common) South Africa ZAR
13 IAMGOLD Corp CA4509131088 2.64% $2.6M Equity (common) Canada USD
14 Barrick Mining Corp CA06849F1080 2.62% $2.6M Equity (common) Canada USD
15 Aradel Holdings PLC NGARADEL0004 2.61% $2.6M Equity (common) Nigeria NGN
16 Aya Gold & Silver Inc CA05466C1095 2.47% $2.5M Equity (common) Canada CAD
17 Golar LNG Ltd BMG9456A1009 2.42% $2.4M Equity (common) Bermuda USD
18 First Quantum Minerals Ltd CA3359341052 2.37% $2.4M Equity (common) Canada CAD
19 Equity Group Holdings PLC/Kenya KE0000000554 2.30% $2.3M Equity (common) Kenya KES
20 MTN Group Ltd ZAE000042164 2.23% $2.2M Equity (common) South Africa ZAR
21 State Street Global Advisors State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio US8574927062 2.17% $2.2M Short-term investment vehicles (cash funds) United States USD
22 Perseus Mining Ltd AU000000PRU3 2.06% $2.1M Equity (common) Australia AUD
23 Airtel Africa PLC GB00BKDRYJ47 2.05% $2.0M Equity (common) United Kingdom GBP
24 Guaranty Trust Holding Co PLC NGGTCO000002 2.04% $2.0M Equity (common) Nigeria NGN
25 Montage Gold Corp CA61178L1013 2.00% $2.0M Equity (common) Canada CAD

Source: SEC Form N-PORT (opens in a new tab) Made public Holdings as of 30 Jun 2026

All 73 stored holdings

Breakdowns

Sums of reported weights over every position in the report. Totals can differ from 100% because of derivatives, borrowing and cash.

Asset type

Asset type by weight
TypeWeightBar
Equity (common) 100.00%
Short-term investment vehicles (cash funds) 2.17%

Country

Country by weight
CountryWeightBar
South Africa 34.36%
Canada 16.81%
Morocco 14.60%
United Kingdom 13.06%
Nigeria 6.48%
Kenya 5.30%
Australia 3.68%
Bermuda 2.42%
United States 2.17%
Mauritius 1.74%
Egypt 0.81%
LR 0.56%
Other (2) 0.17%

The country each issuer is assigned to in the report.

Currency exposure

Currency exposure by weight
CurrencyWeightBar
South African rand (ZAR) 29.69%
US dollar (USD) 22.88%
MAD 14.60%
Canadian dollar (CAD) 9.97%
British pound (GBP) 8.77%
Nigerian naira (NGN) 6.48%
KES 5.30%
Australian dollar (AUD) 3.68%
Singapore dollar (SGD) 0.62%
Norwegian krone (NOK) 0.15%
ZWD 0.02%

The currency each holding is denominated in. Currency hedges are not netted off, so a hedged fund still shows its holdings' currencies.

Sector

Sector weights for holdings matched to listed stocks
SectorWeightBar
Basic Materials 10.97%
Energy 0.53%

Partial coverage: sectors are known for 11.5% of net assets (12% of the fund's equity weight), the holdings matched by CUSIP or ticker to US stocks listed on this site. The rest is not assigned a sector.

Source: SEC Form N-PORT (opens in a new tab) Holdings as of

Distributions

Paid in the last 12 months
$0.2720
1 payment per unit
12-month yield
1.02%
Distributions only, not total return
Frequency
Irregular
From the gaps between ex-dates
Latest ex-date
22 Dec 2025

12-month yield = distributions per unit with an ex-date in the last 12 months ($0.2720) ÷ latest price ($26.73) × 100 = 1.02%. It looks back, so it is not a forecast; special distributions in the window are included.

Why a distribution yield is not the fund's return: yield vs total return

Distribution history table (4 payments)
AFK distributions per unit by ex-date
Ex-dateAmount per unit
22 Dec 2025$0.2720
18 Dec 2023$0.3140
19 Dec 2022$0.5760
20 Dec 2021$0.8390

Source: Yahoo Finance (opens in a new tab) Checked · 2 days ago Amounts are adjusted for later unit splits

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