AFK
VanEck Africa Index ETF
AFK
VanEck Africa Index ETF
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NAV
$14.93
as of June 02, 2023 -
YTD RETURNS
-5.62%
as of June 02, 2023 -
Total Net Assets
$46.27M
as of June 02, 2023 -
Gross Expense Ratio
0.98% -
Net Expense Ratio
0.98% -
Inception Date
07/10/2008
AFK Fees & Expenses: Van Eck Associates Corporation (the "Adviser") has agreed to waive fees and/or pay Fund expenses to the extent necessary to prevent the operating expenses of the Fund (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses) from exceeding 0.78% of the Fund's average daily net assets per year until at least May 1, 2024. During such time, the expense limitation is expected to continue until the Fund's Board of Trustees acts to discontinue all or a portion of such expense limitation. TER, or Total Expense Ratio, is also referred to as "Net Expense Ratio".
Fund Description
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.
Overview
Fund Highlights
- Nation's First ETF Focused Exclusively on Africa
A relatively untapped region with vast commodity resources and growth potential
- One-Trade Access
To a broad range of sectors and African countries, including exposure to some less traditional, frontier markets
- Pure Play
Companies must be incorporated in, or derive at least 50% of total revenues from Africa to be added to the index