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AFK
VanEck Africa Index ETF

AFK
VanEck Africa Index ETF

  • NAV
    $27.61

    as of April 08, 2026
  • YTD RETURNS
    5.52%

    as of April 08, 2026
  • Total Net Assets
    $122.88M

    as of April 08, 2026
  • Gross Expense Ratio
    0.89%
  • Net Expense Ratio
    0.88%
  • Inception Date
    07/10/2008

About AFK

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.

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Overview

Why AFK

  • Exposure to Africa’s vast commodity resources and growth potential
  • Access to a broad range of African countries and sectors
  • Invest in companies incorporated in Africa or generating at least 50% of revenues from the region

Performance

Performance History:

Average Annual Total Returns* (%)

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  1 MO 3 MO YTD 1 YR 3 YR 5 YR 10 YR LIFE
07/10/08
AFK (NAV) -14.90 -1.80 -1.80 48.89 18.93 6.67 5.91 -0.01
AFK (Market Price) -15.74 -3.74 -3.74 49.57 18.53 6.41 5.98 --
MVAFKTR (Index) -15.29 -2.35 -2.35 49.02 22.34 9.53 8.06 1.70
Performance Differential (NAV - Index) 0.39 0.55 0.55 -0.13 -3.41 -2.86 -2.15 -1.71
  1 MO 3 MO YTD 1 YR 3 YR 5 YR 10 YR LIFE
07/10/08
AFK (NAV) -14.90 -1.80 -1.80 48.89 18.93 6.67 5.91 -0.01
AFK (Market Price) -15.74 -3.74 -3.74 49.57 18.53 6.41 5.98 --
MVAFKTR (Index) -15.29 -2.35 -2.35 49.02 22.34 9.53 8.06 1.70
Performance Differential (NAV - Index) 0.39 0.55 0.55 -0.13 -3.41 -2.86 -2.15 -1.71

*Returns less than one year are not annualized.

Index data prior to June 21, 2013 reflects that of the Dow Jones Africa Titans 50 Index (DJAFKT). From June 21, 2013, forward, the index data reflects that of the Fund's underlying index, MVIS GDP Africa Index (MVAFKTR), and is not intended for third party use.

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance may be lower or higher than performance data quoted. Please call 800.826.2333 or visit vaneck.com for performance current to the most recent month ended.

Prices as of 04/08/2026

NAV/
Market
Price 		Volume
30-Day Avg./
Last Trading Day 		Daily Change
NAV/
Last Price 		YTD Change NAV/
Last Price 		Premium/
Discount 		30-Day
Median
Bid Ask
Spread 		NAV
Chart
AFK $27.61
$27.50 		102,221
19,989 		$1.45 / +5.56%
$1.32 / +5.04% 		+5.52%
+2.80% 		$-0.11
-0.41% 		1.08%

Fees

Holdings

Daily Holdings (%) as of 04/07/2026

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Total Holdings: 79
Ticker
 Holding Name % of Net
Assets
Identifier (FIGI)
Shares
 Asset Class Market Value
(US$) 		Notional Value
ATW MC
 Attijariwafa Bank 6.92
BBG000BMG377
111,692
 Stock 8,058,508 --
EDV LN
 Endeavour Mining Plc 4.54
BBG011DVVYT3
86,867
 Stock 5,290,298 --
AAL LN
 Anglo American Plc 4.47
BBG000BWF7M0
118,392
 Stock 5,204,858 --
AAF LN
 Airtel Africa Plc 4.17
BBG00PBWXCZ0
1,014,599
 Stock 4,850,531 --
GTCO NL
 Guaranty Trust Holding Co Plc 3.76
BBG011LN7CZ0
48,446,911
 Stock 4,375,213 --
NPN SJ
 Naspers Ltd 3.48
BBG000CTYB91
77,765
 Stock 4,054,111 --
BCP MC
 Banque Centrale Populaire 3.33
BBG000CQLKJ0
151,192
 Stock 3,872,808 --
GFI
 Gold Fields Ltd 3.30
BBG000KHT4K7
83,201
 Stock 3,837,230 --
ZENITHBA NL
 Zenith Bank Plc 3.10
BBG000NDS8Y0
48,449,451
 Stock 3,605,365 --
GLNG
 Golar Lng Ltd 3.06
--
65,339
 Stock 3,557,055 --
MSA MC
 Societe D'Exploitation Des Ports 2.91
BBG00D2ZJ7N0
41,193
 Stock 3,385,323 --
IVN CN
 Ivanhoe Mines Ltd 2.87
BBG003CSCHG0
449,505
 Stock 3,335,053 --
FM CN
 First Quantum Minerals Ltd 2.69
BBG000BX7818
121,157
 Stock 3,131,381 --
SAFCOM KN
 Safaricom Plc 2.63
BBG000RLQYC7
14,029,057
 Stock 3,063,631 --
FSR SJ
 Firstrand Ltd 2.63
BBG000BNTS67
591,928
 Stock 3,062,922 --
AU
 Anglogold Ashanti Plc 2.44
BBG01HGVLP51
28,087
 Stock 2,839,034 --
CBKD LI
 Commercial International Bank Egypt Sae 2.38
BBG000CLC0L2
1,309,086
 Stock 2,775,262 --
IAG
 Iamgold Corp 2.27
BBG000LL9LQ5
136,852
 Stock 2,643,981 --
SBK SJ
 Standard Bank Group Ltd 2.15
BBG000BQR991
134,441
 Stock 2,505,688 --
EQTY KN
 Equity Group Holdings Plc/Kenya 2.13
BBG000F2R4W5
4,598,375
 Stock 2,475,096 --
B
 Barrick Mining Corp 2.04
BBG000BB07P9
57,496
 Stock 2,379,184 --
IAM MC
 Itissalat Al-Maghrib 1.99
BBG000BNT7Q1
234,361
 Stock 2,313,732 --
BOA MC
 Bank Of Africa 1.98
BBG000J1QX23
108,179
 Stock 2,309,186 --
PRU AU
 Perseus Mining Ltd 1.95
BBG000Q68231
599,968
 Stock 2,270,771 --
CPI SJ
 Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd 1.91
BBG000D4HYB1
8,898
 Stock 2,226,244 --
MAU CN
 Montage Gold Corp 1.73
BBG00XKLZFZ8
171,408
 Stock 2,014,825 --
VAL SJ
 Valterra Platinum Ltd 1.55
BBG000BTXNT5
21,329
 Stock 1,806,097 --
MTN SJ
 Mtn Group Ltd 1.51
BBG000C4S5Y8
154,335
 Stock 1,759,138 --
FSM
 Fortuna Silver Mines Inc 1.44
BBG000LDZ482
161,835
 Stock 1,679,847 --
HTWS LN
 Helios Towers Plc 1.41
BBG00K7MFFV5
637,770
 Stock 1,645,459 --
PDN AU
 Paladin Energy Ltd 1.35
BBG000BC8GS6
195,372
 Stock 1,574,212 --
IMP SJ
 Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd 1.01
BBG000BTZK82
85,207
 Stock 1,177,855 --
ABG SJ
 Absa Group Ltd 1.00
BBG000BF9DG8
82,019
 Stock 1,161,045 --
MMYT
 Makemytrip Ltd 0.84
BBG000BB34J0
25,430
 Stock 973,206 --
SLM SJ
 Sanlam Ltd 0.81
BBG000CDQK77
188,831
 Stock 938,078 --
DSY SJ
 Discovery Ltd 0.74
BBG000DD6054
59,158
 Stock 860,315 --
SBSW
 Sibanye Stillwater Ltd 0.69
BBG00RRGP445
64,893
 Stock 804,024 --
HMY
 Harmony Gold Mining Co Ltd 0.67
BBG000BX93G1
49,598
 Stock 785,632 --
SHP SJ
 Shoprite Holdings Ltd 0.65
BBG000BFNXZ7
46,798
 Stock 760,236 --
SSL
 Sasol Ltd 0.64
BBG000BBNC37
55,033
 Stock 748,449 --
BID SJ
 Bid Corp Ltd 0.63
BBG00CP99BP5
30,473
 Stock 733,673 --
NED SJ
 Nedbank Group Ltd 0.62
BBG000BFSBW3
46,766
 Stock 722,327 --
GGR SP
 Golden Agri-Resources Ltd 0.61
BBG000BK1581
3,001,900
 Stock 710,888 --
NPH SJ
 Northam Platinum Holdings Ltd 0.59
BBG0125542Z0
34,680
 Stock 691,597 --
REM SJ
 Remgro Ltd 0.51
BBG000C55RJ9
51,854
 Stock 593,919 --
RCL
 Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd 0.51
BBG000BB5792
2,197
 Stock 588,159 --
PPH SJ
 Pepkor Holdings Ltd 0.39
BBG00HDGJ2C4
344,272
 Stock 453,219 --
BVT SJ
 Bidvest Group Ltd/The 0.36
BBG000BFBR74
31,633
 Stock 415,964 --
INVP LN
 Investec Plc 0.34
BBG000C0TDQ7
49,842
 Stock 390,858 --
CLS SJ
 Clicks Group Ltd 0.33
BBG000BWY9T8
22,327
 Stock 389,139 --
OUT SJ
 Outsurance Group Ltd 0.33
BBG001BNQDW2
91,375
 Stock 382,119 --
VOD SJ
 Vodacom Group Ltd 0.32
BBG000BD5GF1
44,374
 Stock 376,793 --
PAF LN
 Pan African Resources Plc 0.30
BBG000DK30N1
178,274
 Stock 347,357 --
AVZ AU
 Avz Minerals Ltd 0.28
BBG000GDY0D1
1,399,901
 Stock 329,231 --
EXX SJ
 Exxaro Resources Ltd 0.27
BBG000CF7Z98
23,623
 Stock 315,308 --
OMU SJ
 Old Mutual Ltd 0.26
BBG00KRBWLT8
373,553
 Stock 298,099 --
MTM SJ
 Momentum Metropolitan Holdings 0.23
BBG000K2YQD3
128,044
 Stock 270,303 --
GRT SJ
 Growthpoint Properties Ltd 0.21
BBG000BFGWM1
249,970
 Stock 238,826 --
WHL SJ
 Woolworths Holdings Ltd/South Africa 0.19
BBG000BV1BQ4
76,465
 Stock 224,905 --
SCATC NO
 Scatec Asa 0.18
BBG00747Z8D4
15,067
 Stock 207,664 --
APN SJ
 Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd 0.18
BBG000BP97L3
26,347
 Stock 207,478 --
BTG
 B2gold Corp 0.17
BBG000V9KFD5
41,068
 Stock 194,662 --
AVI SJ
 Avi Ltd 0.16
BBG000BF9VM1
31,316
 Stock 184,808 --
TBS SJ
 Tiger Brands Ltd 0.15
BBG000C3KV44
9,616
 Stock 169,687 --
MRP SJ
 Mr Price Group Ltd 0.15
BBG000BTPJN9
18,786
 Stock 169,580 --
ARI SJ
 African Rainbow Minerals Ltd 0.13
BBG000BP6Q52
11,013
 Stock 152,875 --
KIO SJ
 Kumba Iron Ore Ltd 0.11
BBG000PPVK43
6,877
 Stock 130,819 --
DLTA ZH
 Delta Corp Ltd/Zimbabwe 0.01
BBG000BLMWL2
15,980
 Stock 16,391 --
ECO ZH
 Econet Wireless Zimbabwe Ltd 0.00
BBG000C90H80
2,231
 Stock 907 --
TNCI ZH
 Tn Cybertech Investments Holdings Ltd 0.00
BBG00MTHXTT1
32,900
 Stock 153 --
ABOAF MC
 Bank Of Africa 0.00
BBG01XWNWRL2
15
 Stock 0 --
-KES CASH-
 0.11
--
17,014,526
 Cash Bal 130,831 --
-ZAR CASH-
 0.07
--
1,359,049
 Cash Bal 80,251 --
-NOK CASH-
 0.00
--
29
 Cash Bal 3 --
-MAD CASH-
 0.00
--
-261
 Cash Bal -28 --
-GBP CASH-
 0.00
--
35
 Cash Bal 46 --
-EUR CASH-
 0.00
--
14
 Cash Bal 16 --
-AUD CASH-
 0.00
--
0
 Cash Bal 0 --
-USD CASH-
 -0.10
--
-115,386
 Cash Bal -115,386 --
--
Other/Cash 0.25
--
0
 Cash 289,488 --
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Portfolio

3-YR Risk Measures as of 03/31/2026

  • Beta vs. S&P 500 Index
    0.72
  • Correlation vs. S&P 500 Index
    0.45
  • Volatility (Standard Deviation)
    19.39
  • Sharpe Ratio
    0.75

Currency Exposure (%) as of 03/31/2026

South African Rand 23.73
U.S. Dollar 20.54
Moroccan Dirham 18.19
British Pound 15.03
Canadian Dollar 7.57
Nigeria Naira 6.59
Kenyan Shilling 4.89
Australian Dollar 3.52
Singapore Dollar 0.62
Norwegian Krone 0.18
Zimbabwe Gold 0.02
Other/Cash -0.88

Sector Weightings (%) as at 03/31/2026

  • Sector

    % of Net Assets

  • Materials

    36.03

  • Financials

    35.89

  • Communication Services

    12.11

  • Consumer Discretionary

    5.58

  • Energy

    4.71

  • Industrials

    3.41

  • Consumer Staples

    2.58

  • Real Estate

    0.21

  • Health Care

    0.18

  • Utilities

    0.18

  • Other/Cash

    -0.88

Country Weightings (%) as at 03/31/2026

  • Country

    % of Net Assets

  • South Africa

    33.46

  • Morocco

    16.07

  • United Kingdom

    9.25

  • Canada

    6.97

  • Nigeria

    6.59

  • Kenya

    4.89

  • Australia

    3.52

  • Bermuda

    3.09

  • United States

    2.92

  • Egypt

    2.53

  • Zambia

    2.53

  • Burkina Faso

    2.25

  • United Arab Emirates

    2.13

  • Côte D'Ivoire

    1.70

  • Tanzania

    1.34

  • India

    0.83

  • Indonesia

    0.62

  • Norway

    0.18

  • Zimbabwe

    0.02

  • Other/Cash

    -0.88

Distributions

Yields  as of  04/08/2026

Distribution Frequency

Annual

30-Day SEC Yield

1.59%

Distribution Yield

0.98%

12 Month Yield

0.98%

Yield information reflects temporary waivers of expenses and/or fees. Yields would have been reduced had these fees/expenses been included. In the absence of temporary expense waivers or reimbursements, the 30-Day SEC Yield for VanEck Africa Index ETF would have been 1.59% on 04/08/26. Distributions may vary from time to time.

Distribution History

Year Ex-date Record
Date 		Payable date Dividend
Income‡ 		Short-Term
Capital Gains 		Long-Term
Capital Gains 		Return of
Capital 		Total
Distributions
2025 12/22/2025 12/22/2025 12/26/2025 $ 0.2716 -- -- -- $ 0.27
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.

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