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IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF

123 hedge funds and large institutions have $599M invested in IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 44 increasing their positions, 48 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1111 (0)

8% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 44 | Existing positions reduced: 48

4.6% less ownership

Funds ownership: 71.41%66.81% (-4.6%)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 133123 (-10)

12% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $684M → $599M (-$85.4M)

40% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 20

Holders
123
Holders Change
-10
Holders Change %
-7.52%
% of All Funds
2.7%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.24%
New
12
Increased
44
Reduced
48
Closed
20
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
IA
51
IFP Advisors
Florida
$1.28M +$1.28M +40,106 New
CF
52
Centaurus Financial
California
$1.22M +$126K +3,953 +12%
FAAS
53
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$1.15M -$8.53K -268 -0.7%
Baird Financial Group
54
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$1.05M -$223 -7 -0%
RJFSA
55
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$802K +$4.9K +154 +0.6%
FFA
56
First Foundation Advisors
California
$772K +$160K +5,044 +26%
WSTAM
57
Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management
Virginia
$764K
MIAN
58
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
$715K -$334K -10,490 -32%
VFA
59
Voya Financial Advisors
Connecticut
$714K -$47.2K -1,483 -6%
PA
60
PFG Advisors
Arizona
$713K +$17.6K +552 +3%
IWM
61
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$668K -$631K -19,835 -49%
RCA
62
Rowland Carmichael Advisors
Arizona
$662K -$43.9K -1,380 -6%
WIA
63
World Investment Advisors
California
$640K -$2.26K -71 -0.4%
GM
64
GeoWealth Management
Illinois
$633K +$628K +19,737 New
MML Investors Services
65
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$621K -$1.01M -31,903 -62%
LFS
66
Legacy Financial Strategies
Kansas
$620K +$26.9K +846 +5%
AF
67
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$600K +$8.84K +278 +2%
CM
68
Columbus Macro
Pennsylvania
$592K -$29.1K -915 -5%
CFGS
69
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$551K -$2.61M -81,986 -83%
SWP
70
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$532K +$61.4K +1,929 +13%
RF
71
RHS Financial
California
$518K -$345K -10,851 -40%
ECM
72
ETrade Capital Management
Virginia
$496K +$45K +1,415 +10%
CW
73
CreativeOne Wealth
Kansas
$490K +$71.5K +2,248 +17%
RFN
74
RDA Financial Network
Iowa
$479K +$20.6K +648 +5%
BFG
75
Barber Financial Group
Kansas
$455K -$21.3K -668 -4%

MNA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

123 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF (MNA) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $599M — down 12% from $684M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 20 funds closed out of MNA and 12 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 48 trimmed existing stakes and 44 added.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $3.55M. The largest seller was Elo Mutual Pension Insurance, exiting entirely with an estimated $29.2M sold.

  • 123 institutional investors held IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF (MNA) as of Q3 2019, down from 133 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $599M of IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF stock for Q3 2019, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF positions in Q3 2019 and 20 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
  • The largest IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF buyer in Q3 2019 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $3.55M added.
  • The largest IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF seller in Q3 2019 was Elo Mutual Pension Insurance, an estimated $29.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.