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IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF

40 hedge funds and large institutions have $57.9M invested in IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 (+1)

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $52.4M → $57.9M (+$5.47M)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 6

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 4140 (-1)

4.78% less ownership

Funds ownership: 42.21%37.42% (-4.8%)

13% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 15

Holders
40
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-2.44%
% of All Funds
1.07%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
6
Increased
13
Reduced
15
Closed
6
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SCM
1
Stonehearth Capital Management
Massachusetts
$8.88M +$6.77M +236,665 +313%
RJA
2
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$8.8M +$151K +5,264 +2%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$7.7M +$566K +19,801 +8%
Commonwealth Equity Services
4
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$4.89M -$218K -7,619 -4%
ACM
5
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
$3.49M +$24.7K +864 +0.7%
SAM
6
Stringer Asset Management
Tennessee
$3.26M -$658K -22,998 -17%
CFA
7
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$2.57M -$58.6K -2,048 -2%
Envestnet Asset Management
8
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$2.22M +$390K +13,629 +21%
Bank of America
9
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.77M +$110K +3,847 +7%
CAN
10
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$1.53M -$8.75K -306 -0.6%
Ameriprise
11
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.51M -$217K -7,588 -12%
HH
12
Hilltop Holdings
Texas
$1.49M
FAAS
13
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$1.39M -$259K -9,066 -16%
CIM
14
Cetera Investment Management
California
$1.25M -$224K -7,844 -15%
Axa
15
Axa
France
$996K +$56.1K +1,960 +6%
WSTAM
16
Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management
Virginia
$867K +$28.9K +1,009 +3%
AGA
17
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
$831K
ATC
18
Argent Trust Co
Tennessee
$714K +$311K +10,865 +76%
Royal Bank of Canada
19
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$670K +$315K +11,024 +88%
LPL Financial
20
LPL Financial
California
$600K -$301K -10,521 -33%
PCP
21
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$435K +$281K +9,836 +182%
Stifel Financial
22
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$424K +$425K +14,867 New
Jane Street
23
Jane Street
New York
$314K +$316K +11,041 New
MPWT
24
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$293K -$47.1K -1,645 -14%
VKH
25
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$211K +$212K +7,415 New

MNA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

40 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF (MNA) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $57.9M — up 10% from $52.4M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in MNA was balanced in Q2 2016: 6 funds opened new positions, 6 closed out, 13 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Stonehearth Capital Management, adding an estimated $6.77M. The largest seller was Stringer Asset Management, cutting an estimated $658K.

  • 40 institutional investors held IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF (MNA) as of Q2 2016, down from 41 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $57.9M of IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF stock for Q2 2016, up 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF positions in Q2 2016 and 6 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF buyer in Q2 2016 was Stonehearth Capital Management, an estimated $6.77M added.
  • The largest IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF seller in Q2 2016 was Stringer Asset Management, an estimated $658K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.