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IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF

42 hedge funds and large institutions have $49.6M invested in IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 4542 (-3)

12.06% less ownership

Funds ownership: 55.72%43.66% (-12%)

13% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 15

14% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 7

38% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $80.6M → $49.6M (-$30.9M)

Holders
42
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-6.67%
% of All Funds
1.1%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
6
Increased
13
Reduced
15
Closed
7
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
RJA
1
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$8.21M -$88K -3,169 -1%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$7.04M -$917K -33,050 -12%
Commonwealth Equity Services
3
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$4.88M -$380K -13,708 -7%
SAM
4
Stringer Asset Management
Tennessee
$3.99M -$177K -6,384 -4%
ACM
5
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
$3.3M +$724K +26,070 +29%
CFA
6
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$2.6M +$48K +1,731 +2%
SCM
7
Stonehearth Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.9M +$115K +4,161 +7%
FAAS
8
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$1.78M -$67.9K -2,445 -4%
Envestnet Asset Management
9
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.56M +$879K +31,666 +131%
CAN
10
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$1.56M +$1.54M +55,537 New
CIM
11
Cetera Investment Management
California
$1.53M +$1.52M +54,727 New
HH
12
Hilltop Holdings
Texas
$1.47M
Axa
13
Axa
France
$928K +$918K +33,070 New
Bank of America
14
Bank of America
North Carolina
$877K -$434K -15,633 -33%
LPL Financial
15
LPL Financial
California
$864K +$115K +4,132 +16%
AGA
16
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
$820K +$811K +29,220 New
MMA
17
Miracle Mile Advisors
California
$697K -$10.6M -383,240 -94%
Ameriprise
18
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$673K +$327K +11,765 +96%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
19
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$671K -$683K -24,613 -51%
WSTAM
20
Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management
Virginia
$633K +$99.9K +3,600 +19%
TFA
21
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$593K +$61.5K +2,216 +12%
Jane Street
22
Jane Street
New York
$477K +$193K +6,939 +69%
VKH
23
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$384K +$135K +4,880 +55%
MPWT
24
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$345K -$35.8K -1,290 -10%
SI
25
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$277K -$71.7K -2,584 -21%

MNA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

42 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF (MNA) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $49.6M — down 38% from $80.6M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 7 funds closed out of MNA and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 15 trimmed existing stakes and 13 added.

The largest buyer was Cetera Advisor Networks, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.54M. The largest seller was New York Life Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $15.8M sold.

  • 42 institutional investors held IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF (MNA) as of Q4 2015, down from 45 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $49.6M of IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF stock for Q4 2015, down 38% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 7 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was Cetera Advisor Networks, an estimated $1.54M added.
  • The largest IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF seller in Q4 2015 was New York Life Investment Management, an estimated $15.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.