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AFK
VanEck Africa Index ETF

AFK
VanEck Africa Index ETF

  • NAV
    $27.01

    as of May 21, 2026
  • YTD RETURNS
    3.22%

    as of May 21, 2026
  • Total Net Assets
    $114.80M

    as of May 21, 2026
  • Gross Expense Ratio
    0.76%
  • Net Expense Ratio
    0.76%
  • Inception Date
    07/10/2008
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Overview

Why AFK

  • Africa Commodity ExposureProvides access to Africa's vast commodity resources and long-term growth potential
  • Broad Regional DiversificationOffers exposure across a wide range of African countries and sectors
  • Pure-Play African ExposureIncludes companies incorporated in Africa or generating at least 50% of revenues from the region

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.

Performance

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) 5.58 -2.08 3.68 53.82 22.14 7.12 5.30 0.29
AFK (Market Price) 4.23 -3.76 0.34 52.74 20.55 6.68 5.20 0.23
MVIS GDP Africa Index 6.04 -2.61 3.55 54.34 25.24 10.11 7.49 2.03
  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 --
MVIS GDP Africa Index -15.29 -2.35 -2.35 49.02 22.34 9.53 8.06 1.70

*Returns less than one year are not annualized.

Prior to market close on June 21, 2013, the index data included in this table reflects that of the Dow Jones Africa Titans 50 Index (DJAFKT). Thereafter, the index data reflects that of the 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.

Holdings

Daily Holdings (%) as of 05/21/2026

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Total Holdings: 79
Ticker
 Holding Name
% of Net Assets
Market Value (US$)
ATW MC
 Attijariwafa Bank
6.88
7,894,512
AAL LN
 Anglo American Plc
5.15
5,907,273
GTCO NL
 Guaranty Trust Holding Co Plc
4.33
4,975,495
EDV LN
 Endeavour Mining Plc
4.32
4,958,705
ZENITHBA NL
 Zenith Bank Plc
3.95
4,529,654
AAF LN
 Airtel Africa Plc
3.75
4,302,313
NPN SJ
 Naspers Ltd
3.43
3,942,163
BCP MC
 Banque Centrale Populaire
3.26
3,740,379
IVN CN
 Ivanhoe Mines Ltd
3.12
3,583,387
MSA MC
 Societe D'Exploitation Des Ports
3.06
3,510,939
GLNG
 Golar Lng Ltd
2.88
3,304,161
GFI
 Gold Fields Ltd
2.81
3,222,750
SAFCOM KN
 Safaricom Plc
2.80
3,216,886
FSR SJ
 Firstrand Ltd
2.71
3,116,624
FM CN
 First Quantum Minerals Ltd
2.68
3,081,063
CBKD LI
 Commercial International Bank Egypt Sae
2.64
3,030,808
EQTY KN
 Equity Group Holdings Plc/Kenya
2.26
2,592,975
AU
 Anglogold Ashanti Plc
2.17
2,493,544
SBK SJ
 Standard Bank Group Ltd
2.16
2,475,800
B
 Barrick Mining Corp
2.00
2,294,384
CPI SJ
 Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd
1.99
2,282,995
BOA MC
 Bank Of Africa
1.96
2,248,926
IAG
 Iamgold Corp
1.93
2,219,860
IAM MC
 Itissalat Al-Maghrib
1.93
2,218,017
PRU AU
 Perseus Mining Ltd
1.93
2,212,852
HTWS LN
 Helios Towers Plc
1.75
2,007,726
MTN SJ
 Mtn Group Ltd
1.62
1,855,740
MAU CN
 Montage Gold Corp
1.47
1,689,739
VAL SJ
 Valterra Platinum Ltd
1.43
1,643,179
FSM
 Fortuna Silver Mines Inc
1.28
1,473,721
PDN AU
 Paladin Energy Ltd
1.24
1,425,548
IMP SJ
 Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd
0.99
1,140,098
ABG SJ
 Absa Group Ltd
0.99
1,135,403
MMYT
 Makemytrip Ltd
0.92
1,057,112
SLM SJ
 Sanlam Ltd
0.84
961,550
DSY SJ
 Discovery Ltd
0.80
916,894
HMY
 Harmony Gold Mining Co Ltd
0.72
824,209
SHP SJ
 Shoprite Holdings Ltd
0.70
808,190
BID SJ
 Bid Corp Ltd
0.64
739,776
SBSW
 Sibanye Stillwater Ltd
0.64
732,721
NED SJ
 Nedbank Group Ltd
0.62
708,453
SSL
 Sasol Ltd
0.62
705,991
NPH SJ
 Northam Platinum Holdings Ltd
0.55
635,053
GGR SP
 Golden Agri-Resources Ltd
0.53
614,088
REM SJ
 Remgro Ltd
0.50
576,845
RCL
 Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd
0.48
552,920
PPH SJ
 Pepkor Holdings Ltd
0.38
441,694
BVT SJ
 Bidvest Group Ltd/The
0.37
427,889
INVP LN
 Investec Plc
0.36
417,048
VOD SJ
 Vodacom Group Ltd
0.34
395,978
OUT SJ
 Outsurance Group Ltd
0.33
375,752
CLS SJ
 Clicks Group Ltd
0.28
322,676
PAF LN
 Pan African Resources Plc
0.28
320,164
OMU SJ
 Old Mutual Ltd
0.26
295,886
EXX SJ
 Exxaro Resources Ltd
0.25
286,175
MTM SJ
 Momentum Metropolitan Holdings
0.25
281,384
GRT SJ
 Growthpoint Properties Ltd
0.21
241,569
WHL SJ
 Woolworths Holdings Ltd/South Africa
0.20
228,843
APN SJ
 Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd
0.18
208,419
AVZ AU
 Avz Minerals Ltd
0.18
207,800
BTG
 B2gold Corp
0.16
183,820
AVI SJ
 Avi Ltd
0.15
172,660
SCATC NO
 Scatec Asa
0.15
169,364
MRP SJ
 Mr Price Group Ltd
0.15
167,029
TBS SJ
 Tiger Brands Ltd
0.14
160,166
ARI SJ
 African Rainbow Minerals Ltd
0.11
130,076
KIO SJ
 Kumba Iron Ore Ltd
0.11
123,312
DLTA ZH
 Delta Corp Ltd/Zimbabwe
0.02
18,804
INFR.VX
 Econet Infraco
0.00
572
TNCI ZH
 Tn Cybertech Investments Holdings Ltd
0.00
175
ABOAF MC
 Bank Of Africa
0.00
0
-ZAR CASH-
 --
0.00
6
-NOK CASH-
 --
0.00
3
-KES CASH-
 --
0.00
0
-GBP CASH-
 --
0.00
47
-EUR CASH-
 --
0.00
17
-AUD CASH-
 --
0.00
0
-MAD CASH-
 --
-0.00
-244
-USD CASH-
 --
-1.49
-1,714,799
--
Other/Cash
1.19
1,371,428
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Portfolio

Sector Weightings (%) as at 04/30/2026

  • Sector

    % of Net Assets

Country Weightings (%) as at 04/30/2026

  • Country

    % of Net Assets

  • South Africa

    32.99

  • Morocco

    15.33

  • United Kingdom

    8.98

  • Nigeria

    7.75

  • Canada

    6.33

  • Kenya

    4.84

  • Australia

    3.52

  • Bermuda

    2.98

  • Egypt

    2.72

  • United States

    2.66

  • Zambia

    2.45

  • United Arab Emirates

    2.01

  • Burkina Faso

    1.91

  • Tanzania

    1.43

  • Côte D'Ivoire

    1.40

  • India

    0.99

  • Indonesia

    0.62

  • Norway

    0.16

  • Zimbabwe

    0.01

  • Other/Cash

    0.90

Fees

Distributions

  as of  05/21/2026

Distribution Frequency

Annual

30-Day SEC Yield

1.87%

Distribution Yield

1.01%

12 Month Yield

1.01%

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 1.87% on 05/21/26. 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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