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IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF
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13 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.22M invested in IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 5 increasing their positions, 3 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

67% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 5 | Existing positions reduced: 3

46% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.27M → $6.22M (+$1.94M)

4.93% more ownership

Funds ownership: 17.87% → 22.81% (+4.9%)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 13 → 13 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 2

Holders
13
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
0.38%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
2
Increased
5
Reduced
3
Closed
2
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$911K
2
FAAM
First Allied Asset Management
California
+$483K
3
SAM
Stringer Asset Management
Tennessee
+$310K
4
SI
SII Investments
Wisconsin
+$132K
5
MPWT
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
+$64.3K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
TFA
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
-$62.7K
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$58.4K
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$15.5K
4
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$7K
5
U
UBS
Switzerland
-$7K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.98M +$62.3K +2,305 +3%
FAAM
2
First Allied Asset Management
California
$1.24M +$483K +17,853 +64%
Jane Street
3
Jane Street
New York
$1.21M +$911K +33,704 +311%
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$522K -$58.4K -2,159 -10%
SI
5
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$359K +$132K +4,900 +59%
MPWT
6
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$356K +$64.3K +2,378 +22%
SAM
7
Stringer Asset Management
Tennessee
$312K +$310K +11,452 New
BFEC
8
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$111K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
9
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$95K -$15.5K -575 -14%
Wells Fargo
10
Wells Fargo
California
$12K – – –
TFA
11
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$5K -$62.7K -2,320 -93%
TRCT
12
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$5K +$5.41K +200 New
CG
13
Colony Group
Massachusetts
$4K – – –
U
14
UBS
Switzerland
– -$7K -276 Closed
Citigroup
15
Citigroup
New York
– -$7K -246 Closed

MNA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

13 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF (MNA) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $6.22M — up 46% from $4.27M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in MNA was balanced in Q1 2014: 2 funds opened new positions, 2 closed out, 5 added to existing stakes and 3 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $911K. The largest seller was Transamerica Financial Advisors, cutting an estimated $62.7K.

  • 13 institutional investors held IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF (MNA) as of Q1 2014, unchanged from Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $6.22M of IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF stock for Q1 2014, up 46% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 2 funds opened new IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF positions in Q1 2014 and 2 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF buyer in Q1 2014 was Jane Street, an estimated $911K added.
  • The largest IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF seller in Q1 2014 was Transamerica Financial Advisors, an estimated $62.7K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.