Commonwealth Africa Fund (CAFRX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD

12.53

-0.04 (-0.32%)

Aug 27, 2026, 8:05 AM EST

25.43% (1Y)

Fund Assets	6.96M
Expense Ratio	1.75%
Min. Investment	$200
Turnover	n/a
Dividend (ttm)	0.45
Dividend Yield	3.60%
Dividend Growth	27.85%
Payout Frequency	Annual
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 15, 2025

Previous Close	12.57
YTD Return	8.20%
1-Year Return	30.55%
5-Year Return	72.64%
52-Week Low	9.71
52-Week High	13.20
Beta (5Y)	0.71
Holdings	42
Inception Date	Nov 7, 2011

About CAFRX

The Commonwealth Africa Fund (CAFRX) seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation and current income. CAFRX invests at least 80% of its net assets in the securities of, and depository receipts represented by African issuers.

Category Miscellaneous Region

Stock Exchange NASDAQ

Ticker Symbol CAFRX

Index MSCI EM (Emerging Markets) NR USD

Performance

CAFRX had a total return of 30.55% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 3.33%.

Equivalent Funds

These are funds that follow the same index from the other major fund companies.

Symbol	Provider	Name	Expense Ratio
FGOMX	Fidelity	Strategic Advisers Fidelity Emerging Markets Fund	0.30%
FPADX	Fidelity	Fidelity Emerging Markets Index Fund	0.08%

Top 10 Holdings

47.17% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
Capitec Limited	CPI	12.32%
MTN Group Limited	MTNOY	4.88%
Standard Bank Group Limited	SGBLY	4.86%
Datatec Limited	DTC	4.35%
Gold Fields Ltd ADR	EDG.DE	3.90%
Grindrod Limited	GND	3.69%
Naspers Limited	NPN	3.69%
AngloGold Ashanti plc	AU	3.44%
Vukile Property Fund Limited	VKE	3.29%
Discovery Limited	DSY	2.74%

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Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Dec 15, 2025	$0.454	Dec 15, 2025
Dec 16, 2024	$0.3551	Dec 16, 2024
Dec 15, 2023	$0.2312	Dec 18, 2023
Dec 16, 2022	$0.0733	Dec 19, 2022
Dec 17, 2021	$0.1601	Dec 20, 2021
Dec 18, 2020	$0.18013	Dec 21, 2020

Full Dividend History