VanEck Africa Index ETF (AFK)

NYSEARCA: AFK · Real-Time Price · USD
27.42
-0.76 (-2.70%)
Apr 23, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT - Market closed
Assets$128.28M
Expense Ratio0.88%
PE Ratio12.01
Shares Out4.50M
Dividend (ttm)$0.27
Dividend Yield0.99%
Ex-Dividend DateDec 22, 2025
Payout Frequencyn/a
Payout Ratio11.65%
Volume25,506
Open27.99
Previous Close28.18
Day's Range27.19 - 28.06
52-Week Low17.25
52-Week High30.85
Beta0.74
Holdings78
Inception DateJul 10, 2008

About AFK

Fund Home Page

The VanEck Africa Index ETF (AFK) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MVIS GDP Africa index, a GDP and market-cap-weighted index of companies generating a majority of their revenues in Africa. AFK was launched on Jul 10, 2008 and is issued by VanEck.

Asset Class Equity
Category Miscellaneous Region
Region Africa
Stock Exchange NYSEARCA
Ticker Symbol AFK
ETF Provider VanEck
Index Tracked MVIS GDP Africa

Top 10 Holdings

40.72% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
Attijariwafa Bank SA Registered SharesATW.CS7.02%
Anglo American plcAAL4.57%
Endeavour Mining plcEDV4.45%
Airtel Africa PlcAAF3.90%
Guaranty Trust Holding Co PLCGTCO.NL3.79%
Zenith Bank PLCZENITHBANK.NL3.71%
Naspers LimitedNPN3.59%
Banque Centrale Populaire SABCP.CS3.36%
SODEP -Marsa Maroc SAMSA.CS3.26%
Gold Fields Ltd ADREDG.DE3.08%
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Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Dec 22, 2025$0.2716Dec 26, 2025
Dec 18, 2023$0.3136Dec 22, 2023
Dec 19, 2022$0.5759Dec 23, 2022
Dec 20, 2021$0.839Dec 27, 2021
Dec 21, 2020$0.796Dec 28, 2020
Dec 23, 2019$1.2858Dec 30, 2019
Full Dividend History

Performance

AFK had a total return of 58.04% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 0.24%.

News

VanEck Announces Year-End Distributions for VanEck Equity ETFs

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--VanEck announced today the 2025 annual distributions per share for its VanEck equity exchange-traded funds.

4 months ago - Business Wire

VanEck Announces Yearend Distributions for VanEck Equity ETFs

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--VanEck announced today the following 2022 annual distributions per share for its VanEck® equity exchange-traded funds.

3 years ago - Business Wire

VanEck Announces Revised Net Asset Value Information for VanEck Africa Index ETF

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--VanEck is announcing that the net asset value (NAV) per share of the VanEck Africa Index ETF (AFK) has been restated.

4 years ago - Business Wire

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