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IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF
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13 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.27M invested in IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 3 increasing their positions, 2 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 2

50% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 3 | Existing positions reduced: 2

44% more funds holding

Funds holding: 9 → 13 (+4)

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.87M → $4.27M (+$408K)

0.25% less ownership

Funds ownership: 18.12% → 17.87% (-0.25%)

Holders
13
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+44.44%
% of All Funds
0.38%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
6
Increased
3
Reduced
2
Closed
2
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$720K
2
FAAM
First Allied Asset Management
California
+$235K
3
SI
SII Investments
Wisconsin
+$221K
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$109K
5
TFA
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
+$14.8K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$626K
2
FAAS
First Allied Advisory Services
California
-$507K
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$40.9K
4
PSI
Pinnacle Summer Investments
Virginia
-$1K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.87M +$720K +26,865 +62%
FAAM
2
First Allied Asset Management
California
$736K +$235K +8,758 +46%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$566K -$40.9K -1,525 -7%
Jane Street
4
Jane Street
New York
$287K -$626K -23,364 -68%
MPWT
5
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$284K +$287K +10,696 New
SI
6
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$220K +$221K +8,237 New
BFEC
7
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$109K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
8
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$108K +$109K +4,056 New
TFA
9
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$67K +$14.8K +552 +28%
Wells Fargo
10
Wells Fargo
California
$12K – – –
Citigroup
11
Citigroup
New York
$7K +$6.59K +246 New
U
12
UBS
Switzerland
$7K +$7.39K +276 New
CG
13
Colony Group
Massachusetts
$4K +$3.54K +132 New
FAAS
14
First Allied Advisory Services
California
– -$507K -18,986 Closed
PSI
15
Pinnacle Summer Investments
Virginia
– -$1K -29 Closed

MNA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

13 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF (MNA) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $4.27M — up 11% from $3.87M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new MNA positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 3 added to existing stakes and 2 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $720K. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $626K.

  • 13 institutional investors held IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF (MNA) as of Q4 2013, up from 9 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $4.27M of IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF stock for Q4 2013, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF positions in Q4 2013 and 2 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF buyer in Q4 2013 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $720K added.
  • The largest IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF seller in Q4 2013 was Jane Street, an estimated $626K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.