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IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF

117 hedge funds and large institutions have $505M invested in IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF in 2020 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 36 increasing their positions, 50 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $477M → $505M (+$28.4M)

3.17% more ownership

Funds ownership: 68.18%71.35% (+3.2%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 122117 (-5)

20% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 54 (-1)

24% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 17

28% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 36 | Existing positions reduced: 50

Holders
117
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-4.1%
% of All Funds
2.36%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-20%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
13
Increased
36
Reduced
50
Closed
17
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Baird Financial Group
51
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$745K -$100K -3,113 -12%
VFA
52
Voya Financial Advisors
Connecticut
$734K +$8.02K +249 +1%
IA
53
IFP Advisors
Florida
$682K -$307K -9,532 -32%
RJFSA
54
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$627K -$19.1K -592 -3%
Goldman Sachs
55
Goldman Sachs
New York
$593K +$568K +17,626 New
CW
56
CreativeOne Wealth
Kansas
$590K +$56.9K +1,767 +11%
WSTAM
57
Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management
Virginia
$585K
LFS
58
Legacy Financial Strategies
Kansas
$572K -$98.8K -3,066 -15%
MML Investors Services
59
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$564K -$257K -7,986 -32%
FFN
60
Focus Financial Network
Minnesota
$531K
NFG
61
Nations Financial Group
Iowa
$512K +$18.6K +578 +4%
ECM
62
ETrade Capital Management
Virginia
$508K -$2.48K -77 -0.5%
ML
63
McAdam LLC
Pennsylvania
$505K +$38.1K +1,181 +9%
CM
64
Columbus Macro
Pennsylvania
$504K -$47.7K -1,479 -9%
RCA
65
Rowland Carmichael Advisors
Arizona
$469K -$47.8K -1,482 -10%
IAN
66
Integrated Advisors Network
Texas
$467K -$76.7K -2,379 -15%
IWM
67
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$435K +$416K +12,923 New
AF
68
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$424K -$109K -3,386 -21%
CWA
69
Clarus Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$416K +$6.48K +201 +2%
KAS
70
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$384K +$368K +11,408 New
CAN
71
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$360K +$11.2K +348 +3%
WGCA
72
Wolf Group Capital Advisors
Virginia
$350K
FIM
73
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$350K +$335K +10,407 New
Susquehanna International Group
74
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$327K -$886K -27,508 -74%
CAAS
75
Capital Asset Advisory Services
Michigan
$323K +$9.12K +283 +3%

MNA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2020 in Review

117 of the 4,956 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF (MNA) for Q3 2020, worth a combined $505M — up 6% from $477M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 17 funds closed out of MNA and 13 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 50 trimmed existing stakes and 36 added.

The largest buyer was United Services Automobile Association, opening a new position worth an estimated $8.1M. The largest seller was Intelligence Driven Advisers, exiting entirely with an estimated $5.15M sold.

  • 117 institutional investors held IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF (MNA) as of Q3 2020, down from 122 in Q2 2020.
  • Funds reported $505M of IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF stock for Q3 2020, up 6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF positions in Q3 2020 and 17 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF buyer in Q3 2020 was United Services Automobile Association, an estimated $8.1M added.
  • The largest IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF seller in Q3 2020 was Intelligence Driven Advisers, an estimated $5.15M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2020.