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AltShares Merger Arbitrage ETF
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18 hedge funds and large institutions have $90.6M invested in AltShares Merger Arbitrage ETF in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 3 increasing their positions, reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,400% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 1

545% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $14.1M → $90.6M (+$76.6M)

350% more funds holding

Funds holding: 4 → 18 (+14)

40.69% more ownership

Funds ownership: 73.66% → 114.36% (+41%)

Holders
18
Holders Change
+14
Holders Change %
+350%
% of All Funds
0.28%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
15
Increased
3
Reduced
–
Closed
1
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CFIA
Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors
New York
+$32.5M
2
AF
Allworth Financial
California
+$14.1M
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$11.6M
4
OPS
Orion Portfolio Solutions
Nebraska
+$8.66M
5
Osaic Holdings
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
+$2.06M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SC
Stephens Consulting
Michigan
-$557K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CFIA
1
Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors
New York
$42.2M +$32.5M +1,236,901 +350%
AF
2
Allworth Financial
California
$18.5M +$14.1M +536,723 +330%
Envestnet Asset Management
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$11.7M +$11.6M +442,518 New
OPS
4
Orion Portfolio Solutions
Nebraska
$8.74M +$8.66M +329,882 New
Osaic Holdings
5
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$2.09M +$2.06M +78,661 New
Bank of New York Mellon
6
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.77M +$1.75M +66,626 New
AI
7
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$1.21M +$1.2M +45,705 New
WEG
8
World Equity Group
Illinois
$1.16M +$1.15M +43,682 New
PA
9
PFG Advisors
Arizona
$976K +$966K +36,810 New
CFGS
10
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$802K +$794K +30,262 New
Mercer Global Advisors
11
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
$419K +$415K +15,803 New
Cetera Investment Advisers
12
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$414K +$410K +15,626 New
NL
13
NWAM LLC
Washington
$283K +$280K +10,669 New
SWP
14
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$263K +$261K +9,936 New
PFGIA
15
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Massachusetts
$41K +$40.7K +1,552 New
UBS Group
16
UBS Group
Switzerland
$24K +$22.5K +856 +1,476%
SJIA
17
St. James Investment Advisors
New York
$10K +$9.97K +380 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
18
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$6K +$5.62K +214 New
SC
19
Stephens Consulting
Michigan
– -$557K -21,298 Closed

ARB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review

18 of the 6,340 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in AltShares Merger Arbitrage ETF (ARB) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $90.6M — up 545% from $14.1M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new ARB positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 3 added to existing stakes and 0 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors, adding an estimated $32.5M. The largest seller was Stephens Consulting, exiting entirely with an estimated $557K sold.

  • 18 institutional investors held AltShares Merger Arbitrage ETF (ARB) as of Q1 2022, up from 4 in Q4 2021.
  • Funds reported $90.6M of AltShares Merger Arbitrage ETF stock for Q1 2022, up 545% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new AltShares Merger Arbitrage ETF positions in Q1 2022 and 1 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest AltShares Merger Arbitrage ETF buyer in Q1 2022 was Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors, an estimated $32.5M added.
  • The largest AltShares Merger Arbitrage ETF seller in Q1 2022 was Stephens Consulting, an estimated $557K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.