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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
SPC
76
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$317K +$8.15K +253 +3%
EP
77
Eudaimonia Partners
Tennessee
$309K +$18.6K +578 +7%
HighTower Advisors
78
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$279K -$3.03K -94 -1%
MAFM
79
Mid Atlantic Financial Management
Pennsylvania
$266K -$21.9K -680 -8%
SS
80
Simplicity Solutions
Minnesota
$263K +$27.6K +857 +12%
PCP
81
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$253K -$91.5K -2,840 -27%
VWA
82
Visionary Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$238K +$20.8K +645 +10%
SG
83
StoneX Group
New York
$228K +$1.84K +57 +0.8%
BO
84
BRR OpCo
Ohio
$225K -$47.2K -1,465 -18%
MC
85
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$221K -$77.3K -2,400 -27%
LNC
86
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$216K -$145K -4,502 -41%
CFD
87
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$210K +$4.09K +127 +2%
MPWT
88
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$190K +$6.7K +208 +4%
GM
89
GeoWealth Management
Illinois
$181K +$173K +5,383 New
BAM
90
Belpointe Asset Management
Nevada
$175K
HR
91
Howe & Rusling
New York
$126K +$52K +1,615 +76%
AP
92
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
$116K +$111K +3,454 New
PB
93
Pinnacle Bancorp
Nebraska
$85K
HFA
94
HC Financial Advisors
California
$77K
GTAM
95
Global Trust Asset Management
Florida
$67K -$137K -4,265 -68%
UBS Group
96
UBS Group
Switzerland
$59K +$56.3K +1,746 New
FHA
97
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$50K
US Bancorp
98
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$46K
ASN
99
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$43K +$41.4K +1,285 New
SWM
100
Sugarloaf Wealth Management
Georgia
$33K -$4.42K -137 -12%

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.