NYSE Arca · AFK · ETF
VanEck Africa Index ETF (AFK) ETF price history
Every NYSE Arca trading session of VanEck Africa Index ETF from Jul 14, 2008 to Sep 29, 2026: 4,582 daily bars, adjusted for splits and dividends, with minute bars from Jul 13, 2026 forward. The full series is served by the API: a free key covers the last year, paid plans the whole history and minute bars.
AFK adjusted close, 2008 to 2026
- $30.56
- All time high, 2026
- $30.85
- 52 week high, $22.76 low
- 4,582
- Daily sessions since 2008
Last updated Sep 29, 2026, the last stored session. Refreshes after each trading day. Full 2008 to 2026 series and minute bars.
AFK key facts
- VanEck Africa Index ETF (AFK) closed at $27.69 on Sep 29, 2026 on NYSE Arca.
- AFK's all time high close is $30.56, set on Feb 27, 2026; its all time low close is $10.05 on Mar 20, 2020.
- AFK's 52 week range is $22.76 to $30.85.
- AFK returned +15.8% over the year to Sep 29, 2026 and +51.5% over five years.
- Over ten years AFK returned +82%, +6.1% a year compounded.
- AFK's deepest drawdown was -62.5% from Jul 15, 2008 to Mar 20, 2020.
- DataCedar holds 4,582 daily sessions of AFK history from Jul 14, 2008 and minute bars from Jul 13, 2026, adjusted for splits and dividends, served by the API under a key.
AFK price chart, 2008 to 2026
AFK returns
Price return from the last close on or before the window start to Sep 29, 2026, on adjusted closes.
| Period | Return |
|---|---|
| 1 month | -5.1% |
| 3 months | +7.6% |
| 6 months | +11.4% |
| Year to date | +3.7% |
| 1 year | +15.8% |
| 3 years | +102.8% |
| 5 years | +51.5% |
| 10 years | +81.6% |
| Since Jul 14, 2008 | +5.2% |
| Compound annual growth, 18.2 years | +0.3% |
AFK records
Measured on the stored closes; every figure is reproducible from the API series.
- All time high close
- $30.56 on Feb 27, 2026
- All time low close
- $10.05 on Mar 20, 2020
- 52 week high
- $30.85 on Jan 29, 2026
- 52 week low
- $22.76 on Nov 21, 2025
- Deepest drawdown
- -62.5% from Jul 15, 2008 to Mar 20, 2020, recovered Dec 23, 2025
- Best single session
- +9.3% on Oct 13, 2008
- Worst single session
- -11.5% on Mar 9, 2020
- Volatility, 1 year annualised
- 28.3%
- Sessions closing higher, 1 year
- 54%
- Best calendar year
- 2025, +75%
- Worst calendar year
- 2015, -30%
AFK price history by year
Open is the first session's open, high and low span the year, close is the last session's close, and the return is close over the previous year's close. 2008 starts on Jul 14, 2008; 2026 runs to Sep 29, 2026.
| Year | Open | High | Low | Close | Return | Volume | Sessions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $26.98 | $30.85 | $24.45 | $27.69 | +3.5% | 14.2M | 186 |
| 2025 | $15.60 | $27.47 | $14.92 | $26.75 | +74.7% | 7.7M | 250 |
| 2024 | $13.95 | $17.07 | $12.71 | $15.31 | +12.1% | 4.8M | 252 |
| 2023 | $15.84 | $17.10 | $12.54 | $13.66 | -12.1% | 2.9M | 250 |
| 2022 | $19.10 | $20.45 | $13.79 | $15.54 | -17.3% | 2.3M | 251 |
| 2021 | $18.81 | $20.59 | $17.73 | $18.79 | +3.0% | 3.8M | 252 |
| 2020 | $17.72 | $19.41 | $9.69 | $18.24 | +4.3% | 3.5M | 253 |
| 2019 | $15.74 | $18.44 | $15.49 | $17.50 | +9.9% | 1.8M | 252 |
| 2018 | $19.94 | $21.81 | $14.59 | $15.92 | -19.6% | 2.5M | 251 |
| 2017 | $15.38 | $20.28 | $15.38 | $19.79 | +28.2% | 2.7M | 251 |
| 2016 | $13.47 | $16.71 | $11.14 | $15.44 | +14.3% | 7.3M | 252 |
| 2015 | $19.37 | $20.24 | $13.00 | $13.51 | -29.9% | 9M | 252 |
| 2014 | $22.27 | $24.87 | $17.55 | $19.27 | -13.6% | 8.9M | 252 |
| 2013 | $22.26 | $22.47 | $18.28 | $22.29 | +1.3% | 9.7M | 252 |
| 2012 | $17.60 | $22.00 | $17.43 | $22.00 | +25.9% | 6.3M | 250 |
| 2011 | $22.95 | $23.83 | $16.50 | $17.46 | -24.1% | 6.7M | 252 |
| 2010 | $18.68 | $23.19 | $17.20 | $23.00 | +25.3% | 4.9M | 252 |
| 2009 | $13.66 | $19.97 | $10.93 | $18.36 | +35.0% | 3.6M | 252 |
| 2008 | $26.26 | $27.33 | $12.00 | $13.60 | n/a | 477.5K | 120 |
AFK monthly closes, last 12 months
| Month | Month end close | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | $27.69 | -4.9% |
| August 2026 | $29.12 | +11.4% |
| July 2026 | $26.13 | +1.7% |
| June 2026 | $25.70 | -7.1% |
| May 2026 | $27.67 | +3.1% |
| April 2026 | $26.84 | +4.2% |
| March 2026 | $25.75 | -15.7% |
| February 2026 | $30.56 | +9.6% |
| January 2026 | $27.89 | +4.3% |
| December 2025 | $26.75 | +9.5% |
| November 2025 | $24.43 | +3.1% |
| October 2025 | $23.69 | -1.8% |
About the AFK data
Daily bars. 4,582 sessions from Jul 14, 2008 to Sep 29, 2026, one row per NYSE Arca trading day with open, high, low, close and volume. Prices are adjusted for splits and cash dividends so the series is comparable across its whole length; the API also serves the raw, split only and dividend only views.
Minute bars. Stored from Jul 13, 2026 forward, most recent session Sep 28, 2026. Minute history is captured from the day collection began and is never backfilled, so this start date is exact. Five minute, fifteen minute and hourly bars are derived from these minutes.
Time and currency. Session dates are NYSE Arca trading days; minute timestamps are UTC. Prices are in USD. Volume is shares traded on the session.
Get the data. The REST endpoint returns the daily series as JSON with pagination; a free key serves the last year, Quant and above the full history back to Jul 14, 2008, and minute bars come with the paid windows. It takes timeframe (1Min, 5Min, 15Min, 1Hour, 1Day), adjustment, start and end. See the bars endpoint and authentication, and pricing for the plan windows.
curl "https://api.datacedar.com/v3/stocks/AFK/bars?timeframe=1Day&adjustment=all&limit=50000" \
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