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IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF

41 hedge funds and large institutions have $52.4M invested in IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

33% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 12

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $49.6M → $52.4M (+$2.81M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

1.45% less ownership

Funds ownership: 43.66%42.21% (-1.5%)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 4241 (-1)

17% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 6

Holders
41
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-2.38%
% of All Funds
1.09%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
5
Increased
16
Reduced
12
Closed
6
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
RJA
1
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$8.78M +$333K +11,757 +4%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$7.25M +$10.1K +358 +0.1%
Commonwealth Equity Services
3
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$5.18M +$161K +5,694 +3%
SAM
4
Stringer Asset Management
Tennessee
$3.98M -$125K -4,412 -3%
ACM
5
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
$3.52M +$124K +4,394 +4%
CFA
6
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$2.67M -$1.87K -66 -0.1%
SCM
7
Stonehearth Capital Management
Massachusetts
$2.18M +$227K +8,028 +12%
Envestnet Asset Management
8
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.86M +$244K +8,621 +15%
Ameriprise
9
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.83M +$1.12M +39,592 +165%
Bank of America
10
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.69M +$769K +27,146 +87%
FAAS
11
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$1.68M -$152K -5,359 -8%
CAN
12
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$1.56M -$37.1K -1,310 -2%
HH
13
Hilltop Holdings
Texas
$1.51M
CIM
14
Cetera Investment Management
California
$1.5M -$84.4K -2,979 -5%
Axa
15
Axa
France
$954K
LPL Financial
16
LPL Financial
California
$905K +$30.7K +1,084 +4%
WSTAM
17
Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management
Virginia
$851K +$197K +6,936 +31%
AGA
18
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
$844K +$708 +25 +0.1%
MMA
19
Miracle Mile Advisors
California
$647K -$68K -2,401 -10%
IA
20
IFP Advisors
Florida
$517K +$460K +16,236 New
ATC
21
Argent Trust Co
Tennessee
$411K +$404K +14,257 New
Royal Bank of Canada
22
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$362K +$148K +5,219 +71%
MPWT
23
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$345K -$9.63K -340 -3%
SI
24
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$308K +$23.4K +825 +8%
MFS
25
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$218K -$63.7K -2,249 -23%

MNA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

41 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF (MNA) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $52.4M — up 5.7% from $49.6M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 6 funds closed out of MNA and 5 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 12 trimmed existing stakes and 16 added.

The largest buyer was Ameriprise, adding an estimated $1.12M. The largest seller was Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $671K sold.

  • 41 institutional investors held IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF (MNA) as of Q1 2016, down from 42 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $52.4M of IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF stock for Q1 2016, up 5.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 6 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Ameriprise, an estimated $1.12M added.
  • The largest IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF seller in Q1 2016 was Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, an estimated $671K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.