First Trust Merger Arbitrage ETF (MARB)

NYSEARCA: MARB · Real-Time Price · USD
20.70
+0.01 (0.05%)
Aug 1, 2025, 4:00 PM - Market closed
0.05%
Assets$34.19M
Expense Ratio1.74%
PE Ration/a
Shares Out1.65M
Dividend (ttm)$0.36
Dividend Yield1.72%
Ex-Dividend DateDec 13, 2024
Payout Frequencyn/a
Payout Ration/a
Volume2,530
Open20.71
Previous Close20.69
Day's Range20.59 - 20.73
52-Week Low19.12
52-Week High22.33
Beta0.04
Holdings22
Inception DateFeb 4, 2020

About MARB

Fund Home Page

The First Trust Merger Arbitrage ETF (MARB) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in long/short alternatives. The fund is an actively-managed global fund that uses a merger arbitrage strategy to long takeover target and short the acquiring company. MARB was launched on Feb 4, 2020 and is issued by First Trust.

Asset Class Alternatives
Category Event Driven
Stock Exchange NYSEARCA
Ticker Symbol MARB
ETF Provider First Trust

Top 10 Holdings

81.22% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
Dreyfus Govt Cm Inst 289n/a30.42%
Cashn/a16.15%
Amedisys, Inc.AMED4.72%
Olo Inc.OLO4.64%
Couchbase, Inc.BASE4.48%
E2open Parent Holdings, Inc.ETWO4.48%
SpartanNash CompanySPTN4.47%
Skechers U.S.A., Inc.SKX3.99%
Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc.DNB3.94%
AvidXchange Holdings, Inc.AVDX3.93%
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Dividends

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Dec 13, 2024$0.1937Dec 31, 2024
Sep 26, 2024$0.1618Sep 30, 2024
Jun 27, 2024$0.0649Jun 28, 2024
Dec 22, 2023$0.1481Dec 29, 2023
Sep 22, 2023$0.2487Sep 29, 2023
Jun 27, 2023$0.0459Jun 30, 2023
Full Dividend History

Performance

MARB had a total return of 5.53% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 1.54%.

News

First Trust Announces Shareholder Approval of New Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement with First Trust Capital Management L.P. for First Trust Merger Arbitrage ETF

WHEATON, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First Trust Advisors L.P. (“FTA”) announced today that the shareholders of First Trust Merger Arbitrage ETF (NYSE Arca: MARB) (the “Fund”) voted at the special meeting ...

3 years ago - Business Wire

First Trust Announces Adjournment of Special Shareholder Meeting for First Trust Merger Arbitrage ETF

WHEATON, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First Trust Advisors L.P. (“FTA”) announced today that the special shareholder meeting for First Trust Merger Arbitrage ETF (NYSE Arca: MARB) (the “Fund”), a series of ...

3 years ago - Business Wire

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