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IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF

40 hedge funds and large institutions have $57.9M invested in IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 (+1)

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $52.4M → $57.9M (+$5.47M)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 6

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 4140 (-1)

4.78% less ownership

Funds ownership: 42.21%37.42% (-4.8%)

13% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 15

Holders
40
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-2.44%
% of All Funds
1.07%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
6
Increased
13
Reduced
15
Closed
6
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
CAM
26
Cidel Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$210K
MFS
27
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$206K -$8.95K -313 -4%
SCM
28
Southport Capital Management
Tennessee
$190K +$191K +6,674 New
BCI
29
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$40K +$31.4K +1,098 +365%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
30
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$29K +$11.4K +400 +66%
AG
31
Advisor Group
Arizona
$25K +$25.7K +899 New
NR
32
Newfound Research
Massachusetts
$24K -$13.2K -461 -35%
Bank of Montreal
33
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$23K
VNA
34
Valley National Advisers
Pennsylvania
$19K -$29.7K -1,039 -61%
LTFS
35
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$11K
ACM
36
Argentus Capital Management
Texas
$10K -$16.2K -566 -62%
UBS Group
37
UBS Group
Switzerland
$6K +$5.69K +199 New
Wells Fargo
38
Wells Fargo
California
$4K -$5.83K -204 -60%
TFA
39
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$2K -$5.72K -200 -76%
MMA
40
Miracle Mile Advisors
California
-$647K -22,417 Closed
IA
41
IFP Advisors
Florida
-$517K -16,236 Closed
SI
42
SII Investments
Wisconsin
-$308K -10,627 Closed
Janney Montgomery Scott
43
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
-$207K -7,186 Closed
BFEC
44
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
-$74K -2,562 Closed
AIG
45
American International Group
New York
-$33K -1,167 Closed

MNA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

40 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF (MNA) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $57.9M — up 10% from $52.4M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in MNA was balanced in Q2 2016: 6 funds opened new positions, 6 closed out, 13 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Stonehearth Capital Management, adding an estimated $6.77M. The largest seller was Stringer Asset Management, cutting an estimated $658K.

  • 40 institutional investors held IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF (MNA) as of Q2 2016, down from 41 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $57.9M of IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF stock for Q2 2016, up 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF positions in Q2 2016 and 6 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF buyer in Q2 2016 was Stonehearth Capital Management, an estimated $6.77M added.
  • The largest IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF seller in Q2 2016 was Stringer Asset Management, an estimated $658K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.