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Fees, size, distributions, currency exposure and holdings overlap for two to four funds, side by side.
Side by side
| Measure | AFKVanEck Africa Index ETF | VWOVanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF |
|---|---|---|
| Market | USNYSE Arca | USNYSE Arca |
| Issuer | VanEck | Vanguard |
| Asset class | Equity · International | Equity · International |
| Expense ratio | 0.76%Net expense ratio, filed 29 Apr 2026 | 0.06%Expense ratio, filed 27 Feb 2026 |
| Net assets | $99.7MAs of 30 Jun 2026 | $162.0BAs of 31 Jul 2026 |
| Holdings | 73As of 30 Jun 2026 | 6,393As of 31 Jul 2026 |
| 12-month distribution yield | 1.02% | 2.09% |
| Distributions | Irregular$0.2720 in 12 months | Quarterly$1.2180 in 12 months |
| Last price | $26.7320 Oct 2026, 14:55 UTC | $58.2520 Oct 2026, 20:00 UTC |
Holdings overlap
Weighted overlap is the sum, over the securities both funds hold, of the smaller of the two weights. 0% means no shared holdings; 100% means identical portfolios.
| Fund | AFK | VWO |
|---|---|---|
| AFK | Same fund | 2.8%at least |
| VWO | 2.8%at least | Same fund |
AFK and VWO
- Weighted overlap
- 2.8%
- Holdings in common
- 32
- AFK holdings also in VWO
- 45.1% by count
- VWO holdings also in AFK
- 1.7% by count
| Holding | Weight in AFK | Weight in VWO | Overlap | Matched by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naspers Ltd ZAE000351946 | 3.97% | 0.35% | 0.35% | ISIN |
| Anglogold Ashanti Plc GB00BRXH2664 | 4.29% | 0.33% | 0.33% | ISIN |
| FirstRand Ltd ZAE000066304 | 3.65% | 0.28% | 0.28% | ISIN |
| Standard Bank Group Ltd ZAE000109815 | 2.79% | 0.22% | 0.22% | ISIN |
| Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd ZAE000035861 | 2.68% | 0.22% | 0.22% | ISIN |
| MTN Group Ltd ZAE000042164 | 2.23% | 0.19% | 0.19% | ISIN |
| Valterra Platinum Ltd ZAE000013181 | 1.49% | 0.17% | 0.17% | ISIN |
| Absa Group Ltd ZAE000255915 | 1.23% | 0.09% | 0.09% | ISIN |
| Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd ZAE000083648 | 1.00% | 0.09% | 0.09% | ISIN |
| Bid Corp Ltd ZAE000216537 | 0.86% | 0.08% | 0.08% | ISIN |
How overlap is measured
Each fund's latest public Form N-PORT report lists its positions with the percent of net assets each one makes up. For every security both funds hold, the smaller of its two weights is counted, and those are added up. If fund A holds a stock at 6% and fund B at 4%, that stock adds 4 percentage points.
Securities are matched by ISIN first, then by CUSIP (a US or Canadian ISIN contains the CUSIP), and only as a last resort by issuer name, for non-debt holdings where one fund gives no identifier. Repeated lines of the same security in one fund are added together, and each security is matched once.
Cash funds, repurchase agreements, derivative contracts and short positions are left out because their reported value is not comparable exposure. For funds with more than 2,000 positions only the largest 2,000 are stored, so the result is a lower bound and the possible extra is shown. Reports can be for different month ends, and funds trade between reports.
The count-based shares show how many of one fund's holdings the other also holds, which can be high even when overlap by weight is low. Read more in where the ETF data comes from.
Currency exposure
| Currency | AFK | VWO |
|---|---|---|
| South African rand (ZAR) | 29.7% | 3.6% |
| New Taiwan dollar (TWD) | Below the top 12 or none | 30.5% |
| US dollar (USD) | 22.9% | 5.5% |
| Hong Kong dollar (HKD) | Below the top 12 or none | 20.0% |
| Indian rupee (INR) | Below the top 12 or none | 16.9% |
| MAD | 14.6% | Below the top 12 or none |
| Canadian dollar (CAD) | 10.0% | Below the top 12 or none |
| British pound (GBP) | 8.8% | Below the top 12 or none |
| Nigerian naira (NGN) | 6.5% | Below the top 12 or none |
| Chinese yuan (CNY) | Below the top 12 or none | 6.3% |