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IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF

122 hedge funds and large institutions have $477M invested in IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 32 increasing their positions, 59 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.65% less ownership

Funds ownership: 68.83%68.18% (-0.65%)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $516M → $477M (-$38.9M)

10% less funds holding

Funds holding: 136122 (-14)

44% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 95 (-4)

46% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 32 | Existing positions reduced: 59

52% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 25

Holders
122
Holders Change
-14
Holders Change %
-10.29%
% of All Funds
2.5%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-44.44%
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
12
Increased
32
Reduced
59
Closed
25
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Baird Financial Group
51
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$796K -$710K -22,769 -47%
RF
52
RHS Financial
California
$788K -$84K -2,695 -10%
FFA
53
First Foundation Advisors
California
$782K -$594K -19,075 -43%
MML Investors Services
54
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$780K -$280 -9 -0%
VFA
55
Voya Financial Advisors
Connecticut
$680K -$38K -1,219 -5%
LFS
56
Legacy Financial Strategies
Kansas
$633K +$84.4K +2,707 +16%
RJFSA
57
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$606K -$450K -14,453 -43%
WSTAM
58
Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management
Virginia
$549K -$218K -7,002 -29%
NAM
59
NorthCoast Asset Management
Connecticut
$525K -$85.1K -2,731 -14%
CM
60
Columbus Macro
Pennsylvania
$519K -$21.8K -699 -4%
IAN
61
Integrated Advisors Network
Texas
$513K -$62.1K -1,993 -11%
AF
62
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$504K -$904 -29 -0.2%
FFN
63
Focus Financial Network
Minnesota
$498K -$940K -30,179 -66%
CW
64
CreativeOne Wealth
Kansas
$497K +$150K +4,800 +44%
RCA
65
Rowland Carmichael Advisors
Arizona
$487K -$1.65K -53 -0.3%
ECM
66
ETrade Capital Management
Virginia
$479K +$6.86K +220 +1%
NFG
67
Nations Financial Group
Iowa
$461K +$40K +1,284 +10%
ML
68
McAdam LLC
Pennsylvania
$436K +$16.7K +537 +4%
CWA
69
Clarus Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$384K +$3.08K +99 +0.8%
MIAN
70
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
$350K -$294K -9,450 -46%
LNC
71
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$344K -$16.2K -521 -5%
Renaissance Technologies
72
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$344K +$340K +10,900 New
WGCA
73
Wolf Group Capital Advisors
Virginia
$328K +$5.76K +185 +2%
CAN
74
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$326K -$479K -15,373 -60%
PCP
75
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$326K -$31.2K -1,000 -9%

MNA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review

122 of the 4,877 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF (MNA) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $477M — down 7.5% from $516M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 25 funds closed out of MNA and 12 opened new positions — a net loss of 13 holders — while 59 trimmed existing stakes and 32 added.

The largest buyer was Brinker Capital Investments, adding an estimated $10.5M. The largest seller was Abundance Wealth Counselors, exiting entirely with an estimated $15.4M sold.

  • 122 institutional investors held IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF (MNA) as of Q2 2020, down from 136 in Q1 2020.
  • Funds reported $477M of IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF stock for Q2 2020, down 7.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF positions in Q2 2020 and 25 closed out, a net change of -13 holders.
  • The largest IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF buyer in Q2 2020 was Brinker Capital Investments, an estimated $10.5M added.
  • The largest IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF seller in Q2 2020 was Abundance Wealth Counselors, an estimated $15.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.