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IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF

117 hedge funds and large institutions have $505M invested in IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF in 2020 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 36 increasing their positions, 50 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $477M → $505M (+$28.4M)

3.17% more ownership

Funds ownership: 68.18%71.35% (+3.2%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 122117 (-5)

20% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 54 (-1)

24% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 17

28% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 36 | Existing positions reduced: 50

Holders
117
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-4.1%
% of All Funds
2.36%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-20%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
13
Increased
36
Reduced
50
Closed
17
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BCI
1
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$55.8M +$593K +18,404 +1%
OIA
2
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$48.6M +$4.19M +129,943 +10%
GT
3
Greenleaf Trust
Michigan
$47.2M +$496K +15,381 +1%
CFIA
4
Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors
New York
$34.8M -$46.4K -1,439 -0.1%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$32.1M -$270K -8,363 -0.9%
Bank of America
6
Bank of America
North Carolina
$30.7M -$2.41M -74,728 -8%
Ameriprise
7
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$27.7M -$3.71M -115,127 -12%
Envestnet Asset Management
8
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$20.1M -$176K -5,446 -0.9%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
9
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$18M -$1.09M -33,746 -6%
Commonwealth Equity Services
10
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$17.8M +$155K +4,810 +0.9%
Wells Fargo
11
Wells Fargo
California
$16.8M +$1.92M +59,475 +14%
DCM
12
DeGreen Capital Management
Arizona
$13.6M +$512K +15,902 +4%
OPS
13
Orion Portfolio Solutions
Nebraska
$11.3M +$82.6K +2,563 +0.8%
WP
14
WealthPLAN Partners
Nebraska
$10.7M -$353K -10,945 -3%
BRWM
15
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
$9.16M +$819K +25,421 +10%
AA
16
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$8.95M -$19K -589 -0.2%
USAA
17
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$8.46M +$8.1M +251,474 New
MIA
18
MainStreet Investment Advisors
Illinois
$8.31M +$7.1M +220,393 +827%
CCMG
19
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
$6.25M -$1.4M -43,554 -19%
PA
20
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$5.14M -$518K -16,065 -10%
AllianceBernstein
21
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$5M -$2.44M -75,741 -34%
CFA
22
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$3.42M +$586K +18,185 +22%
Royal Bank of Canada
23
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$3.16M -$332K -10,313 -10%
ST
24
Spinnaker Trust
Maine
$3.03M +$1.11M +34,575 +62%
MA
25
Modus Advisors
Minnesota
$2.91M +$841K +26,084 +43%

MNA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2020 in Review

117 of the 4,956 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF (MNA) for Q3 2020, worth a combined $505M — up 6% from $477M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 17 funds closed out of MNA and 13 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 50 trimmed existing stakes and 36 added.

The largest buyer was United Services Automobile Association, opening a new position worth an estimated $8.1M. The largest seller was Intelligence Driven Advisers, exiting entirely with an estimated $5.15M sold.

  • 117 institutional investors held IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF (MNA) as of Q3 2020, down from 122 in Q2 2020.
  • Funds reported $505M of IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF stock for Q3 2020, up 6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF positions in Q3 2020 and 17 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF buyer in Q3 2020 was United Services Automobile Association, an estimated $8.1M added.
  • The largest IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF seller in Q3 2020 was Intelligence Driven Advisers, an estimated $5.15M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2020.