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IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF

122 hedge funds and large institutions have $477M invested in IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 32 increasing their positions, 59 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.65% less ownership

Funds ownership: 68.83%68.18% (-0.65%)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $516M → $477M (-$38.9M)

10% less funds holding

Funds holding: 136122 (-14)

44% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 95 (-4)

46% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 32 | Existing positions reduced: 59

52% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 25

Holders
122
Holders Change
-14
Holders Change %
-10.29%
% of All Funds
2.5%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-44.44%
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
12
Increased
32
Reduced
59
Closed
25
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BCI
1
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$51.7M +$10.5M +337,685 +26%
GT
2
Greenleaf Trust
Michigan
$43.8M -$562K -18,037 -1%
OIA
3
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$41.5M +$2.27M +72,726 +6%
CFIA
4
Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors
New York
$34.9M -$224K -7,201 -0.6%
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$31.1M +$1.92M +61,642 +7%
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$30.4M -$5.62M -180,247 -16%
Ameriprise
7
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$29.2M +$3.02M +96,879 +11%
Envestnet Asset Management
8
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$19M +$1.91M +61,304 +11%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
9
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$17.9M -$1.57M -50,374 -8%
Commonwealth Equity Services
10
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$16.5M -$3.57M -114,679 -18%
Wells Fargo
11
Wells Fargo
California
$13.9M -$12.5M -400,760 -48%
DCM
12
DeGreen Capital Management
Arizona
$12.2M +$207K +6,630 +2%
WP
13
WealthPLAN Partners
Nebraska
$10.5M -$7.09M -227,407 -41%
OPS
14
Orion Portfolio Solutions
Nebraska
$10.5M +$65.5K +2,103 +0.6%
AA
15
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$8.41M -$2.94M -94,198 -26%
BRWM
16
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
$7.79M -$856K -27,484 -10%
CCMG
17
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
$7.23M +$2.8M +89,898 +65%
AllianceBernstein
18
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$7.08M
PA
19
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$5.32M -$303K -9,734 -5%
IDA
20
Intelligence Driven Advisers
California
$5.15M +$1.76M +56,418 +53%
PCS
21
Personal CFO Solutions
New Jersey
$4.34M -$130K -4,179 -3%
FMBTD
22
First Midwest Bank Trust Division
Illinois
$3.94M +$60.3K +1,934 +2%
Royal Bank of Canada
23
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$3.29M -$467K -14,980 -13%
CFA
24
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$2.63M -$1.53M -49,202 -37%
Osaic Holdings
25
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$2.48M -$545K -17,491 -18%

MNA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review

122 of the 4,877 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF (MNA) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $477M — down 7.5% from $516M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 25 funds closed out of MNA and 12 opened new positions — a net loss of 13 holders — while 59 trimmed existing stakes and 32 added.

The largest buyer was Brinker Capital Investments, adding an estimated $10.5M. The largest seller was Abundance Wealth Counselors, exiting entirely with an estimated $15.4M sold.

  • 122 institutional investors held IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF (MNA) as of Q2 2020, down from 136 in Q1 2020.
  • Funds reported $477M of IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF stock for Q2 2020, down 7.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF positions in Q2 2020 and 25 closed out, a net change of -13 holders.
  • The largest IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF buyer in Q2 2020 was Brinker Capital Investments, an estimated $10.5M added.
  • The largest IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF seller in Q2 2020 was Abundance Wealth Counselors, an estimated $15.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.