VanEckFocused RegionAFK · NYSE Arca

VanEck Africa Index ETF (AFK)

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Price: $28.99; —11 Sept 2026
Assets: $108.3M; Total net assets
Expense ratio: 0.76%; Category 0.00%
Yield: 0.93%; Trailing distributions

1Y return: 25.0%+1.5%; Category 23.6%
3Y CAGR: 27.0%+8.3%; Category 18.6%
5Y CAGR: 8.7%-0.6%; Category 9.2%

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VanEck Africa Index ETF

Calendar-year returns

Fund only: no comparison series covers this fund's history.

Risk statistics

Five years of daily closes. Risk-free rate 4% a year.

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Trailing returns compared with benchmark
Period	1M	3M	6M	YTD	1Y	3YCAGR	5YCAGR	10YCAGR	LaunchCAGR
ETF	+3.2%	+7.9%	+14.3%	+8.4%	+25.0%	+27.0%	+8.7%	+6.6%	+0.5%
Focused Region average	1.2%	2.9%	11.8%	14.4%	23.6%	18.6%	9.2%	8.0%	7.4%
Difference	+2.0%	+5.0%	+2.5%	-6.0%	+1.5%	+8.3%	-0.6%	-1.4%	-6.8%

Holdings

The 9 largest positions make up 34.7% of the fund.

Top holdings

Largest holdings by weight
Ticker	Holding	Weight
AU	Anglogold Ashanti PLC	5.30%
ATW	Attijariwafa Bank SA Registered Shares	5.23%
EDV.L	Endeavour Mining PLC	5.03%
GFI	Gold Fields Ltd ADR	3.46%
NPN.JO	Naspers Ltd Class N	3.43%
FSR.JO	Firstrand Ltd	3.23%
IVN.TO	Ivanhoe Mines Ltd Class A	3.08%
IMG.TO	Iamgold Corp	3.03%
SCOM	Safaricom PLC	2.93%

Portfolio valuation

Weighted averages of what the fund holds.

P/E: 10.6
P/B: 2.1
P/S: 2.2
P/CF: 7.3

Sector allocation

Share of the equity the fund holds.

Materials38.4%
Financial services31.5%
Communication services10.6%
Consumer discretionary7.0%
Energy6.7%
Industrials3.0%
Consumer staples1.9%
Health care0.5%
Real estate0.3%
Utilities0.2%

Asset mix

Stocks99.9%
Cash0.1%

ETF details

Issuer: VanEck
Category: Equity · Focused Region
Ticker: AFK
Exchange: NYSE Arca
Inception: 10 Jul 2008 (18.2 years)
Structure: Exchange Traded Fund
Expense ratio: 0.76% (category 0.00%)
Holdings turnover: 36%
Distribution yield: 0.93%
Beta, 3 years: 1.09
Total net assets: $108.3M

Prices and returns as of 11 Sept 2026; total return with distributions reinvested, before brokerage and taxes. Not investment advice.

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