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IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF

123 hedge funds and large institutions have $599M invested in IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 44 increasing their positions, 48 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1111 (0)

8% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 44 | Existing positions reduced: 48

4.6% less ownership

Funds ownership: 71.41%66.81% (-4.6%)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 133123 (-10)

12% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $684M → $599M (-$85.4M)

40% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 20

Holders
123
Holders Change
-10
Holders Change %
-7.52%
% of All Funds
2.7%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.24%
New
12
Increased
44
Reduced
48
Closed
20
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$49.3M -$1.91M -59,912 -4%
BCI
2
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$48.3M -$728K -22,874 -1%
GT
3
Greenleaf Trust
Michigan
$45.3M +$654K +20,556 +1%
CFIA
4
Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors
New York
$35.3M -$1.22M -38,500 -3%
OIA
5
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$34.9M -$24.7M -776,384 -42%
Wells Fargo
6
Wells Fargo
California
$32.3M +$3.55M +111,655 +12%
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$28.4M -$295K -9,285 -1%
Commonwealth Equity Services
8
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$26.3M -$1.2M -37,622 -4%
Ameriprise
9
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$26.2M -$14.7M -462,211 -36%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
10
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$20M -$126K -3,950 -0.6%
Envestnet Asset Management
11
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$18.1M -$8.29M -260,688 -32%
WP
12
WealthPLAN Partners
Nebraska
$16.1M -$1.57M -49,381 -9%
AWC
13
Abundance Wealth Counselors
Pennsylvania
$15.8M +$1.19M +37,268 +8%
WCWM
14
Wooster Corthell Wealth Management
Connecticut
$13.9M +$292K +9,167 +2%
AA
15
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$11.7M
HighTower Advisors
16
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$11.4M +$114K +3,599 +1%
DCM
17
DeGreen Capital Management
Arizona
$11.3M -$279K -8,771 -2%
SCM
18
Stonehearth Capital Management
Massachusetts
$10M +$337K +10,602 +4%
BRWM
19
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
$8.04M -$485K -15,234 -6%
UWM
20
USAdvisors Wealth Management
Minnesota
$7.95M -$223K -7,012 -3%
BCA
21
Biltmore Capital Advisors
New Jersey
$7.73M +$531K +16,694 +7%
GWAG
22
Garrett Wealth Advisory Group
Texas
$7.16M +$175K +5,511 +3%
Royal Bank of Canada
23
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$6.58M -$3.33M -104,594 -34%
PAG
24
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$5.91M +$380K +11,960 +7%
PA
25
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$5.81M +$300K +9,420 +5%

MNA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

123 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF (MNA) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $599M — down 12% from $684M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 20 funds closed out of MNA and 12 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 48 trimmed existing stakes and 44 added.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $3.55M. The largest seller was Elo Mutual Pension Insurance, exiting entirely with an estimated $29.2M sold.

  • 123 institutional investors held IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF (MNA) as of Q3 2019, down from 133 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $599M of IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF stock for Q3 2019, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF positions in Q3 2019 and 20 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
  • The largest IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF buyer in Q3 2019 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $3.55M added.
  • The largest IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF seller in Q3 2019 was Elo Mutual Pension Insurance, an estimated $29.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.