S&P Merger Arbitrage Index ETF Overview

With 1 ETF traded in the U.S. markets, S&P Merger Arbitrage Index ETF gathers total assets under management of $13.30M. The average expense ratio is 0.75%. S&P Merger Arbitrage Index ETF can be found in the following asset class:

  • Alternatives

Features and News

Mergers & Acquisitions Surge; M&A Funds Flat

The headline-making M&A deals aren’t translating into blockbuster returns for ETFs in the segment.

ETF Watch

ETF Watch: Fidelity Debuts 3 Bond Funds

Fund giant rolls out 3 actively managed fixed-income ETFs.

Daily ETF Watch

Daily ETF Watch: A New Multi-Alts Fund

The ETF market gets its first comprehensive alternative investments strategy.

Daily ETF Watch

Daily ETF Watch: Dividend ETFs In Focus

ProShares plans ETFs targeting dividends in developed and emerging markets.

Features and News

Big Deals Not Boosting M&A Funds

Despite spate of big deals, ETFs based on mergers and acquisitions reamain flat.

Journal Of Indexes

ProShares Debuts Merger Arb ETF

ProShares rolled out a merger-arbitrage ETF in mid-December that tracks the S&P Merger Arbitrage Index; the benchmark seeks to capture the spread between the actual stock price of a company targeted for acquisition at the time of the deal’s announcement and the price the acquiring company has said it will pay.