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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
VA
76
Valmark Advisers
Ohio
$405K -$124K -3,886 -24%
ML
77
McAdam LLC
Pennsylvania
$385K -$265K -8,330 -41%
BAM
78
Belpointe Asset Management
Nevada
$377K -$2.7K -85 -0.7%
MWC
79
MKD Wealth Coaches
Michigan
$371K +$17.5K +549 +5%
CA
80
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$345K -$17.4K -547 -5%
AIM
81
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$333K -$33.9K -1,065 -9%
VCM
82
Verger Capital Management
North Carolina
$314K
RJA
83
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$304K -$11M -345,400 -97%
LFAS
84
Level Four Advisory Services
Texas
$300K -$28.6K -900 -9%
MAFM
85
Mid Atlantic Financial Management
Pennsylvania
$283K +$12.8K +401 +5%
CWA
86
Clarus Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$259K +$20.9K +658 +9%
SPC
87
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$246K +$5.28K +166 +2%
WGCA
88
Wolf Group Capital Advisors
Virginia
$241K +$19.1K +600 +9%
NFG
89
Nations Financial Group
Iowa
$239K +$233K +7,333 New
MIA
90
MainStreet Investment Advisors
Illinois
$233K
AWM
91
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$230K +$228K +7,162 New
NFG
92
Next Financial Group
Texas
$221K +$78.2K +2,459 +55%
MC
93
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$213K -$7.95K -250 -4%
MPWT
94
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$213K
GTAM
95
Global Trust Asset Management
Florida
$200K -$12.7K -400 -6%
AG
96
Advisor Group
Arizona
$186K +$20.1K +631 +12%
Fifth Third Bancorp
97
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$112K
AIC
98
Ameritas Investment Company
Nebraska
$93K +$92.7K +2,915 New
PO
99
Private Ocean
California
$90K -$21.3K -671 -19%
PB
100
Pinnacle Bancorp
Nebraska
$81K

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.