CAFRX — Africa Fund
Data updated: 2026-06-29
CAFRX — Africa Fund data: holdings, portfolio allocation, expenses, performance, cashflows, risk and SEC filings. Emerging Markets Multi-Cap / All-Cap Blend / Core Equity · $6.96M AUM · 1.75% expense ratio · 43.5% 1-yr return. From SEC regulatory filings.
CAFRX Fund Overview
CAFRX — Africa Fund is a US mutual fund managed by Commonwealth International Series Trust, categorised as Emerging Markets Multi-Cap / All-Cap Blend / Core Equity. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US mutual fund
- Manager: Commonwealth International Series Trust
- Category: Emerging Markets Multi-Cap / All-Cap Blend / Core Equity
- Assets under management: $6.96M
- 1-year return: 43.5%
- Ticker: CAFRX
- SEC CIK: 0000793601
- SEC series ID: S000034335
- Share class ID: C000105717
CAFRX Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Africa Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd. | 11.18% |
| Gold Fields Ltd. | 5.00% |
| Standard Bank Group Ltd. | 4.78% |
| Mtn Group Ltd. | 4.46% |
| Naspers Ltd. | 4.04% |
| Anglogold Ashanti PLC | 4.04% |
| Datatec Ltd. | 3.38% |
| Vukile Property Fund Ltd. | 3.15% |
| Grindrod Ltd. | 3.10% |
| Discovery Ltd. | 2.68% |
CAFRX Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Africa Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 96.4% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 1.8% |
| Fixed Income | 1.3% |
CAFRX Performance
Total returns for CAFRX (as of 2026-08-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 1.6% |
| 1 year | 43.5% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 20.7% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 10.2% |
CAFRX Risk Information
Risk metrics for CAFRX, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 20.9%
CAFRX Costs and Fees
CAFRX costs about $175 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 1.75%
- Gross expense ratio: 3.76%
- Portfolio turnover: 1%
- Brokerage commissions: 4.24 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
CAFRX Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-04, Africa Fund had net inflows of $1.12M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-04 | −$205.58K |
| 2026-03 | −$436.84K |
| 2026-02 | $270.00K |
| 2026-01 | $549.73K |
| 2025-12 | $457.67K |
| 2025-11 | $134.60K |
CAFRX Debt Constituents
Largest debt holdings of Africa Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Debt holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| South Africa, Republic Of - National Treasury | 1.33% |
CAFRX Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Africa Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
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Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.