- Bullish long-term trend in place
- Pays a regular dividend of $0.27 per share
- +25.4% price growth over the last year
VanEck Vectors Africa Index ETF price up 0.268% on Friday
(Updated on Jul 31, 2026)
The VanEck Vectors Africa Index ETF price gained 0.268% on the last trading day (Friday, 31st Jul 2026), rising from $26.09 to $26.16. It has now gained 3 days in a row. It will be exciting to see whether it manages to continue gaining or take a minor break for the next few days. During the last trading day the ETF fluctuated 2.06% from a day low at $25.77 to a day high of $26.30. The price has risen in 7 of the last 10 days and is up by 3.24% over the past 2 weeks. Volume fell on the last day by -32 thousand shares and in total, 178 thousand shares were bought and sold for approximately $4.64 million. You should take into consideration that falling volume on higher prices causes divergence and may be an early warning about possible changes over the next couple of days.
The ETF lies the upper part of a falling trend in the short term, and this may normally pose a very good selling opportunity for the short-term trader as reaction back towards the lower part of the trend can be expected. A break up at the top trend line at $26.61 will firstly indicate a slower falling rate, but may be the first sign of a trend shift. Given the current short-term trend, the ETF is expected to fall -8.43% during the next 3 months and, with a 90% probability hold a price between $22.24 and $24.37 at the end of this 3-month period. Do note, that if the ETF price manages to stay at current levels or higher, our prediction target will start to change positively over the next few days as the conditions for the current predictions will be broken.
AFK Signals & Forecast
Mostly positive signals in the chart today. The VanEck Vectors Africa Index ETF holds buy signals from both short and long-term Moving Averages giving a positive forecast for the ETF, but the ETF has a general sell signal from the relation between the two signals where the long-term average is above the short-term average. On corrections down, there will be some support from the lines at $25.78 and $26.07. A breakdown below any of these levels will issue sell signals. A buy signal was issued from a pivot bottom point on Monday, July 20, 2026, and so far it has risen 3.77%. Further rise is indicated until a new top pivot has been found. Furthermore, there is a buy signal from the 3 month Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD). Volume fell during the last trading day despite gaining prices. This causes a divergence between volume and price and it may be an early warning. The ETF should be watched closely.
Support, Risk & Stop-loss for VanEck Vectors Africa Index ETF
VanEck Vectors Africa Index finds support from accumulated volume at $26.09 and this level may hold a buying opportunity as an upwards reaction can be expected when the support is being tested.
In general the ETF tends to have very controlled movements and with good liquidity the risk is considered very low in this ETF. During the last day, the ETF moved $0.530 between high and low, or 2.06%. For the last week the ETF has had daily average volatility of 2.21%.
Our recommended stop-loss: $24.99 (-4.49%) (This ETF has very low daily movements and this gives very low risk. There is a buy signal from a pivot bottom found 9 days ago.)
Trading Expectations (AFK) For The Upcoming Trading Day Of Monday 3rd
For the upcoming trading day on Monday, 3rd we expect VanEck Vectors Africa Index ETF to open at $26.08, and during the day (based on 14 day Average True Range), to move between $25.87 and $26.45, which gives a possible trading interval of +/-$0.576 (+/-2.23%) up or down from last closing price. If VanEck Vectors Africa Index ETF takes out the full calculated possible swing range there will be an estimated 2.23% move between the lowest and the highest trading price during the day.
Since the stock is closer to the support from accumulated volume at $26.09 (0.27%) than the resistance at $26.75 (2.26%), our systems sees the trading risk/reward intra-day as attractive and believe profit can be made before the stock reaches first resistance..
Is VanEck Vectors Africa Index ETF ETF A Buy?
Several short-term signals are positive, despite the ETF being in a falling trend, we conclude that the current level may hold a buying opportunity as there is a fair chance for ETF to perform well in the short-term.
Current score:
1.208
Buy Candidate
Unchanged
Predicted Fair Opening Price
Predicted fair opening price on August 3, 2026 - $26.08 ( 0.319%).
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AFK Performance
Trading levels for AFK
Fibonacci Support & Resistance Levels
| Level | Price | |
|---|---|---|
| R3 | 26.61 | 1.71% |
| R2 | 26.40 | 0.93% |
| R1 | 26.28 | 0.455% |
| Price | 26.16 | |
| S1 | 25.87 | -1.09% |
| S2 | 25.75 | -1.57% |
| S3 | 25.55 | -2.34% |
Accumulated Volume Support & Resistance Levels
| Level | Price | |
|---|---|---|
| R3 | 27.00 | 3.21% |
| R2 | 26.96 | 3.06% |
| R1 | 26.75 | 2.26% |
| Price | 26.16 | |
| S1 | 26.09 | -0.268% |
| S2 | 25.75 | -1.57% |
| S3 | 25.66 | -1.91% |
AFK Dividend Payout History
| # | Ex-Date | Pay Date | Amount | Yield | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dec 22, 2025 | Dec 22, 2025 | Dec 26, 2025 | $0.272 | 1.03% |
| 2 | Dec 18, 2023 | Dec 18, 2023 | Dec 18, 2023 | $0.314 | 2.30% |
| 3 | Jan 16, 2022 | Dec 19, 2022 | Dec 23, 2022 | $0.576 | 3.54% |
| 4 | Dec 17, 2021 | Dec 20, 2021 | Dec 27, 2021 | $0.84 | 4.17% |
| 5 | Jan 14, 2020 | Dec 21, 2020 | Dec 28, 2020 | $0.796 | 3.96% |
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