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IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF
MNA

133 hedge funds and large institutions have $684M invested in IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 45 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

140% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 10

18% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 45

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 124 → 133 (+9)

0.54% more ownership

Funds ownership: 70.86% → 71.41% (+0.54%)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $706M → $684M (-$21.6M)

31% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 16 → 11 (-5)

Holders
133
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+7.26%
% of All Funds
2.89%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
-5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-31.25%
% of All Funds
0.24%
New
24
Increased
53
Reduced
45
Closed
10
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
OIA
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
+$33.5M
2
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
+$9.79M
3
EMPI
Elo Mutual Pension Insurance
Finland
+$9.52M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$1.86M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$1.65M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
-$10.3M
2
JF
JSF Financial
California
-$6.49M
3
PP
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
-$5.59M
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$4.71M
5
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$4.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GFPC
126
Global Financial Private Capital
Florida
$3K +$3.46K +109 New
VFA
127
Valeo Financial Advisors
Indiana
$2K – – –
CTC
128
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$2K +$2.38K +75 New
PA
129
Parallel Advisors
California
$1K – – –
AssetMark Inc
130
AssetMark Inc
California
$1K +$952 +30 New
AIM
131
Anchor Investment Management
South Carolina
$95 +$95 +3 New
JF
132
JSF Financial
California
– -$6.49M -203,321 Closed
AGA
133
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
– -$423K -13,246 Closed
VAS
134
Vestmark Advisory Solutions
Massachusetts
– -$369K -11,560 Closed
DADC
135
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
– -$356K -11,149 Closed
FWM
136
Frontier Wealth Management
Missouri
– -$287K -9,001 Closed
ACA
137
Ackerman Capital Advisors
Texas
– -$266 -8,335 Closed
SQA
138
Simon Quick Advisors
New Jersey
– -$48K -1,500 Closed
BHWM
139
Bay Harbor Wealth Management
Maryland
– -$34K -1,075 Closed
MFW
140
Mosaic Family Wealth
Missouri
– -$31K -970 Closed
AIA
141
Alera Investment Advisors
Illinois
– -$8K -250 Closed
S
142
SignatureFD
Georgia
– -$2.19K -69 -82%
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MNA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

133 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF (MNA) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $684M — down 3.1% from $706M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new MNA positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 53 added to existing stakes and 45 trimmed.

The largest buyer was OneDigital Investment Advisors, adding an estimated $33.5M. The largest seller was Raymond James & Associates, cutting an estimated $10.3M.

  • 133 institutional investors held IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF (MNA) as of Q2 2019, up from 124 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $684M of IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF stock for Q2 2019, down 3.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF positions in Q2 2019 and 10 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF buyer in Q2 2019 was OneDigital Investment Advisors, an estimated $33.5M added.
  • The largest IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF seller in Q2 2019 was Raymond James & Associates, an estimated $10.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.