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IndexIQ Hedge Fund Indexes All Turn Positive in March

IndexIQ, the leading provider of innovative investment solutions, today announced the performance of its family of IQ Hedge™ Indexes and the updated holdings in the firm’s IQ Merger Arbitrage ETF (NYSE Arca: MNA).

“March saw a strong rebound in the equity markets and positive returns across our index family,” said Salvatore Bruno, Chief Investment Officer at IndexIQ. “Volatility persisted, however, as the U.S. Treasury unexpectedly announced new regulations governing so-called ‘tax inversions’ in early April. While this is already having an impact on some cross border M&A activity, we don’t believe domestic deals will be impacted.”

Designed as investable benchmarks that replicate the performance characteristics of sophisticated hedge fund strategies, the IQ Hedge Indexes comprise the first family of investable benchmark indexes covering hedge fund replication/alternative beta strategies.

“Performance in our IQ Hedge family of indexes was positive across the board in March,” added Adam Patti, CEO of IndexIQ. “One of the trends we recommended that investors and advisors watch for this year was hedge fund strategies potentially becoming more attractive and all six of the IQ Hedge indices ended the first quarter of 2016 in positive territory.”

IQ Hedge index returns for the period ended March 31, 2016 were as follows:

IQ Hedge Indexes
1 Month3 MonthYTD1 Year3 Year5 Year
IQ Hedge Multi-Strategy IndexIQHGMS 2.27% 1.49% 1.49% -1.71% 3.14% 3.20%
IQ Hedge Market Neutral IndexIQHGMN 1.06% 1.82% 1.82% 0.30% 1.80% 2.15%
IQ Hedge Global Macro IndexIQHGMA 2.94% 1.90% 1.90% -1.46% -0.94% -0.36%
IQ Hedge Event Driven IndexIQHGED 3.26% 1.52% 1.52% 0.08% 4.92% 3.39%
IQ Hedge Long/Short IndexIQHGLS 3.83% 0.65% 0.65% -2.57% 3.46% 3.35%
IQ Merger Arbitrage IndexIQMNA 0.79% 3.01% 3.01% 1.88% 5.46% 4.02%

“Merger and acquisition activity was largely positive across sectors in March,” added Bruno. “Exposures in our IQ Merger Arbitrage Index from the consumer, industrial and healthcare sectors all helped drive positive returns. Positive contributions from the technology sector also played a role in March’s returns.”

The latest updates to MNA’s holdings, including recent additions and deletions, can be found here:

Additions to the IQ Merger Arbitrage Index
TargetAcquirerTargetTargetAnnounceAdded
NameNameSectorCountryDateDate
Amaya, Inc. Amaya, Inc. /Management/ Consumer Discretionary Canada 02/01/2016 04/05/2016
Apollo Education Group, Inc. Apollo Education Group, Inc. /Private Group/ Industrials United States 02/08/2016 04/05/2016
Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc. TransCanada Corp. Energy United States 03/17/2016 04/05/2016
Empire District Electric Co. Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. Utilities United States 02/09/2016 04/05/2016
The Fresh Market, Inc. Apollo Global Management LLC Consumer Staples United States 03/14/2016 04/05/2016
IHS Inc Markit Ltd Energy United States 03/21/2016 04/05/2016
Rofin-Sinar Technologies, Inc. Coherent, Inc. Information Technology United States 03/16/2016 04/05/2016
Tumi Holdings, Inc. Samsonite International SA Consumer Discretionary United States 03/03/2016 04/05/2016
The Valspar Corp. The Sherwin-Williams Co. Materials United States 03/20/2016 04/05/2016

Deletions from the IQ Merger Arbitrage Index

TargetAcquirerAnnounceAddedDeal
NameNameSectorCountryDateDateResult
RealD, Inc. Rizvi Traverse Management LLC Information Technology United States 11/09/2015 02/03/2016 Completed
Cameron International Corp. Schlumberger NV Energy United States 08/26/2015 09/03/2015 Completed
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. Marriott International, Inc. Consumer Discretionary United States 11/16/2015 02/03/2016 Completed
Atmel Corp. Microchip Technology, Inc. Information Technology United States 01/13/2016 02/03/2016 Completed
Jarden Corp. Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. Consumer Discretionary United States 12/14/2015 01/06/2016 Completed
National Penn Bancshares, Inc. BB&T Corp. Financials United States 08/17/2015 09/03/2015 Completed
Media General, Inc. Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc. Consumer Discretionary United States 09/28/2015 10/06/2015 Max Age
TNT Express NV FedEx Corp. Industrials Netherlands 04/07/2015 07/07/2015 Max Age
Time Warner Cable, Inc. Charter Communications, Inc. Consumer Discretionary United States 05/26/2015 06/03/2015 Max Age

The IndexIQ family of funds includes:

  • IQ Hedge Multi-Strategy Plus Fund (IQHIX – Class I Shares; IQHOX – Class A Shares);
  • IQ Hedge Multi-Strategy Tracker ETF (NYSE Arca: QAI);
  • IQ Hedge Market Neutral Tracker ETF (NYSE Arca: QMN);
  • IQ Hedge Macro Tracker ETF (NYSE Arca: MCRO);
  • IQ Hedge Long/Short Tracker ETF (NYSE Arca: QLS);
  • IQ Hedge Event-Driven Tracker ETF (NYSE Arca: QED);
  • IQ Merger Arbitrage ETF (NYSE Arca: MNA);
  • IQ 50 Percent Hedged FTSE International ETF (NYSE Arca: HFXI);
  • IQ 50 Percent Hedged FTSE Europe ETF (NYSE Arca: HFXE);
  • IQ 50 Percent Hedged FTSE Japan ETF (NYSE Arca: HFXJ);
  • IQ Leaders GTAA Tracker ETF (NYSE Arca: QGTA);
  • IQ Real Return ETF (NYSE Arca: CPI);
  • IQ US Real Estate Small Cap ETF (NYSE Arca: ROOF);
  • IQ Global Resources ETF (NYSE Arca: GRES);
  • IQ Global Agribusiness Small Cap ETF (NYSE Arca: CROP);
  • IQ Global Oil Small Cap ETF (NYSE Arca: IOIL);
  • IQ Canada Small Cap ETF (NYSE Arca: CNDA); and,
  • IQ Australia Small Cap ETF (NYSE Arca: KROO).

About IndexIQ

IndexIQ is a pioneer and leading provider of innovative investment solutions focused on absolute return, real assets, and international strategies. IndexIQ’s solutions are offered as ETFs, mutual funds, separately managed accounts, and ETF model portfolios. The company's philosophy is to democratize investment management by providing all investors with cost-effective access to the types of high-quality, sophisticated investment products that typically have been reserved for institutional and ultra high-net-worth investors. IndexIQ’s mission is to take indexing to the next level by combining the best attributes of both passive and active investing, and make strategies available to investors in low cost, liquid, and transparent products*. IndexIQ is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of New York Life Insurance Company. Additional information about IndexIQ and its products can be found at IQetfs.com.

* The nature of IndexIQ's products allows for these potential benefits, which typically are not associated with traditional hedge funds.

Consider the Funds’ investment objectives, risks, and charges and expenses carefully before investing. The prospectus and the statement of additional information include this and other relevant information about the Funds and are available by visiting IQetfs.com or calling 888-934-0777. Read the prospectus carefully before investing.

IndexIQ® is the indirect wholly owned subsidiary of New York Life Investment Management Holdings LLC. ALPS Distributors, Inc. (ALPS) is the principal underwriter of the ETFs. NYLIFE Distributors LLC is a distributor of the ETFs and the principal underwriter of the IQ Hedge Multi-Strategy Plus Fund. NYLIFE Distributors LLC is located at 30 Hudson Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302. ALPS Distributors, Inc. is not affiliated with NYLIFE Distributors LLC. NYLIFE Distributors LLC is a Member FINRA/SIPC.

*IndexIQ’s ETF holdings are available daily on IndexIQ’s website. Brokerage commissions apply to ETFs. ETFs are liquid in that they are exchange-traded.

Index performance does not reflect charges and expenses associated with the Funds or brokerage commissions associated with buying and selling ETF shares. One cannot invest directly in an index.

The IQ Hedge Multi-Strategy Plus Fund (IQ Fund), the IQ Hedge Multi-Strategy Tracker ETF (IQ Multi-Strategy ETF), the IQ Hedge Market Neutral Tracker ETF (QMN ETF), the IQ Hedge Long/Short Tracker ETF (QLS ETF), the IQ Hedge Event-Driven Tracker ETF (QED ETF), and the IQ Macro Tracker ETF (IQ Macro ETF) are not hedge funds and do not invest in hedge funds. The IQ Hedge-Multi Strategy Plus Fund is a registered open-end mutual fund that invests in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and similar securities in an attempt to replicate the performance characteristics of certain hedge fund investing styles, but with less cost, more liquidity, and greater portfolio transparency than traditional hedge funds. There can be no assurance that the Funds’ investment strategies will be successful. The investment performance of the IQ Multi-Strategy ETF, the QMN ETF, the IQ Macro ETF, the QLS ETF, the QED ETF, and the IQ Real Return ETF (collectively, the IQ ETFs), because they are funds of funds, depends on the investment performance of the underlying ETFs in which they invest. There is no guarantee that the IQ ETFs themselves, or each of the underlying ETFs in the Funds’ portfolios, will perform exactly as its underlying index. The IQ ETFs are non-diversified and susceptible to greater losses if a single portfolio investment declines than would a diversified mutual fund. The IQ ETFs’ underlying ETFs invest in: foreign securities, which subject them to risk of loss not typically associated with domestic markets, such as currency fluctuations and political uncertainty; commodities markets, which subject them to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, such as stocks and bonds; and fixed income securities, which subject them to credit risk; the possibility that the issuer of a security will be unable to make interest payments and/or repay the principal on its debt; and interest rate risk; changes in the value of a fixed-income security resulting from changes in interest rates. Leverage, including borrowing, will cause some of the IQ ETF’s underlying ETFs to be more volatile than if the underlying ETFs had not been leveraged.

Liquid alternatives are alternative investment strategies that are available through vehicles that provide daily liquidity, such as mutual funds and ETFs.

Certain of the proposed takeover transactions in which the Fund invests may be renegotiated, terminated or involve a longer time frame than originally contemplated, which may negatively impact the Fund’s returns. The Fund’s investment strategy may result in high portfolio turnover, which, in turn, may result in increased transaction costs to the Fund and lower total returns. The Fund is susceptible to foreign securities risk – since the Fund invests in foreign markets, it will be subject to risk of loss not typically associated with domestic markets, including currency transaction risk. Diversification does not eliminate the risk of experiencing investment losses. Stock prices of mid and small capitalization companies generally are more volatile than those of larger companies and also more vulnerable than those of larger capitalization companies to adverse economic developments. The Fund is non-diversified and is susceptible to greater losses if a single portfolio investment declines than would a diversified fund. The ETF should be considered a speculative investment with a high degree of risk, does not represent a complete investment program and is not suitable for all investors. Investors cannot invest in an index.

Contacts:

MacMillan Communications
Chris Sullivan/Mike MacMillan, 212-473-4442
chris@macmillancom.com
or
New York Life Insurance
Kevin Maher, 212-576-6955
kevin_b_maher@newyorklife.com

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