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IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF

40 hedge funds and large institutions have $51.3M invested in IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

25% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 4

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 4040 (0)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

0.07% less ownership

Funds ownership: 37.42%37.35% (-0.07%)

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $57.9M → $51.3M (-$6.64M)

31% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 16

Holders
40
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
1.07%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
5
Increased
11
Reduced
16
Closed
4
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SCM
1
Stonehearth Capital Management
Massachusetts
$9.1M -$15.2K -532 -0.2%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$6.9M -$995K -34,709 -13%
Commonwealth Equity Services
3
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$4.98M -$46.3K -1,615 -0.9%
BOS
4
Bank of Stockton
California
$4.65M +$4.56M +159,125 New
CAN
5
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$3.25M +$1.64M +57,247 +106%
ACM
6
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
$3.03M -$540K -18,854 -15%
CFA
7
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$2.69M +$44K +1,537 +2%
Bank of America
8
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.62M -$196K -6,833 -11%
Ameriprise
9
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.55M -$83.1K -2,901 -5%
HH
10
Hilltop Holdings
Texas
$1.53M
FAAS
11
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$1.31M -$111K -3,885 -8%
Susquehanna International Group
12
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.25M +$1.23M +42,884 New
CIM
13
Cetera Investment Management
California
$1.17M -$115K -4,014 -9%
Axa
14
Axa
France
$1.13M +$105K +3,650 +10%
WSTAM
15
Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management
Virginia
$926K +$35.2K +1,230 +4%
SG Americas Securities
16
SG Americas Securities
New York
$813K +$798K +27,853 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
17
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$801K +$786K +27,436 New
RJA
18
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$735K -$8.15M -284,371 -92%
VKH
19
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$703K +$477K +16,646 +224%
LPL Financial
20
LPL Financial
California
$556K -$62.5K -2,183 -10%
Jane Street
21
Jane Street
New York
$528K +$202K +7,050 +64%
PCP
22
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$434K -$11K -385 -3%
ATC
23
Argent Trust Co
Tennessee
$423K -$305K -10,632 -42%
Envestnet Asset Management
24
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$307K -$1.93M -67,515 -87%
MFS
25
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$281K +$67.3K +2,349 +32%

MNA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 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 Q3 2016, worth a combined $51.3M — down 11% from $57.9M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 5 funds opened new MNA positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 11 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of Stockton, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.56M. The largest seller was Raymond James & Associates, cutting an estimated $8.15M.

  • 40 institutional investors held IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF (MNA) as of Q3 2016, unchanged from Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $51.3M of IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF stock for Q3 2016, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF positions in Q3 2016 and 4 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF buyer in Q3 2016 was Bank of Stockton, an estimated $4.56M added.
  • The largest IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF seller in Q3 2016 was Raymond James & Associates, an estimated $8.15M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.