AltShares Merger Arbitrage ETF (ARB)

NYSEARCA: ARB · Real-Time Price · USD
29.03
+0.07 (0.23%)
Oct 8, 2025, 11:10 AM EDT - Market open
0.23%
Assets$89.67M
Expense Ratio0.84%
PE Ration/a
Shares Out3.09M
Dividend (ttm)$0.31
Dividend Yield1.07%
Ex-Dividend DateDec 18, 2024
Payout Frequencyn/a
Payout Ration/a
Volume2,471
Open28.90
Previous Close28.96
Day's Range28.90 - 29.04
52-Week Low27.27
52-Week High30.26
Beta0.08
Holdings95
Inception DateMay 7, 2020

About ARB

Fund Home Page

The AltShares Merger Arbitrage ETF (ARB) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in long/short alternatives. The fund tracks a global USD-hedged index that uses a merger arbitrage strategy by providing long exposure to takeover targets and short exposure the acquiring company. ARB was launched on May 7, 2020 and is issued by Altshares.

Asset Class Alternatives
Category Event Driven
Stock Exchange NYSEARCA
Ticker Symbol ARB
ETF Provider Altshares
Index Tracked Water Island Merger Arbitrage USD Hedged Index

Top 10 Holdings

43.92% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
Morgan Stanley Prime Broker Usn/a8.28%
Gulf Marine Services PLCGMS5.02%
Ssc Government Mm Gvmxxn/a4.59%
Morgan Stanley Govt Port 8302 Morgan Stanley Govt Port 8302n/a4.59%
Informatica Inc.INFA3.74%
Chart Industries, Inc.GTLS3.73%
Frontier Communications Parent, Inc.FYBR3.71%
Verona Pharma plcVRNA3.70%
Norfolk Southern CorporationNSC3.57%
TEGNA Inc.TGNA3.00%
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Dividends

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Dec 18, 2024$0.30917Dec 19, 2024
Dec 15, 2022$1.0757Dec 19, 2022
Dec 17, 2020$0.72599Dec 21, 2020
Full Dividend History

Performance

ARB had a total return of 5.73% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 4.25%.

News

Further Rate Cuts Could Pave the Way for M&A ETFs

After holding steady for much of 2025, the U.S. Federal Reserve finally instituted the first rate cut of 25 basis points, which could help jumpstart more mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity. Likew...

1 day ago - ETF Trends

Arbitrum Gaming Ventures Reveals $10M First Investment Cohort

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Arbitrum Gaming Ventures (formerly known as The Gaming Catalyst), a 200 million $ARB initiative to accelerate gaming and entertainment on Arbitrum, today announced its first...

5 months ago - Business Wire