AFKVanEck Africa Index ETF
Seeks to replicate the price and yield performance of the MVIS GDP Africa Index.
By VanEck · Launched 2008
Annual Cost
0.76%
#4,048 of 5,861 · expensive
Fund Size
$100M
#3,004 of 5,861 · mid-size
Return (1Y)Goal
+25.7%
Track Record
18 years
#598 of 5,861 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$12,768+27.7%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundWhat it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 40.8% of fundmoderately concentrated
Attijariwafa Bank
7.4%
Endeavour Mining PLC
4.6%
Anglo American PLC
4.4%
Airtel Africa PLC
4.1%
Guaranty Trust Holding Co PLC
3.6%
Banque Centrale Populaire
3.5%
Naspers Ltd
3.5%
Ivanhoe Mines Ltd
3.3%
Gold Fields Ltd
3.3%
Golar LNG Ltd
3.1%
Asset allocation
Stocks
100.0%
By sector
Basic Materials
34.5%
Financial Services
33.3%
Communication
11.3%
Consumer Cyclical
7.8%
Energy
6.9%
Industrials
3.3%
Consumer Defensive
1.9%
Healthcare
0.6%
Other
0.4%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
27.1%High
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-53.3%Severe
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
0.72Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.01Good downside protection
Listing
- Exchange
- NYSE Arca
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks to replicate the price and yield performance of the MVIS GDP Africa Index.
- Strategy
- Uses a passive investment approach to replicate the MVIS GDP Africa Index by investing at least 80% in securities of African companies, including small- and medium-capitalization firms. Concentrates in sectors like financials, basic materials, and communication services as represented in the Index.
- Inception date
- July 10, 2008
- Fund family
- VanEck
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Data updated on 2026-08-04