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☆ This sophisticated investing strategy could be making a comeback after a blow to the FTC
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-13 | by ( Valida Pau | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Merger arbitrage investors have been struggling this year. Play the gap Merger arbitrage can be a tricky strategy for regular investors to incorporate. Investors can buy into the following funds for exposure to merger arbitrage: The Arbitrage Fund (ARBNX) The Merger Fund (MERIX) The NexPoint Merger Arbitrage fund (HMEAX) The First Trust Merger Arbitrage ETF (MARB) The IQ Merger Arbitrage ETF (MNA) To be sure, many of these funds charge a hefty fee. Kroger and Albertsons , the two largest biggest grocers by revenue, just notched a regulatory win after a judge dismissed a consumer lawsuit challenging the $25 billion merger. Tower Semiconductor is trading for around $34 a share such that the arbitrage spread stands at more than 50%.

Persons: Activision Blizzard, Andrew Beer, Dealmaking, John Orrico, Salvatore Bruno, VMware's, Black Knight, it's Organizations: Federal Trade Commission, Activision, FTC, Microsoft, Hedge Fund Research, Beta Investments, Global, Horizon Therapeutics, Activision Blizzard, Broadcom, VMware, Intercontinental Exchange, Black, CNBC, Kroger, Albertsons, Intel, Semiconductor Locations: Island, Water Island, British, Israel

☆ 'Huge regime shift': Active managers see boost from the energy trade
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-13 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

He co-runs the iMGP DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF , which is up 24% so far this year. And right now we're in the middle of a huge regime shift," the firm's managing member told CNBC's "ETF Edge" last week. "The modern term is managed futures. "In regulatory land, futures contracts are often treated as commodities, but we call them managed futures." Beer's strategy uses long and short futures contracts in an attempt to mimic returns.

☆ Equity access: Here's one hedge fund strategy in ETF form
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Kevin Schmidt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Hedge fund strategies utilize a range of approaches to maximize returns on market swings. New York-based firm Dynamic Beta investments runs the iMGP DBi Hedge Strategy ETF (DBEH) in the U.S. The fund uses futures contracts to model the performance of 40 equity long/short hedge funds to deliver equity-like returns over time. While the fund emulates hedge fund strategies, it operates index-based futures contracts rather than individual stocks. "We're trying to give you the building blocks where you can say, 'I want this much in this strategy, I want that much in that strategy.'

☆ This ETF topped $1 billion in assets this week as investors flock to managed futures strategies
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Jesse Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

One of the best performing categories of the exchange-traded fund industry in 2022 eclipsed a key milestone this week, as the iMGP DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF (DBMF) topped $1 billion in assets under management Managed futures strategies , which go short and long various contracts to make large macro bets, are one of the best performing sectors of funds in 2022. The fund is by far the largest managed futures ETF, according to VettaFi. It uses performance data from hedge funds to derive the positions likely held by large funds in key futures contracts, such as stocks, gold and oil. Before this year, the ETF's hedge fund-like strategy and small size made it difficult to attract new investors, Beer said. You want the space," Beer said.

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