IBRN vs. MARB ETF Comparison

Comparison of iShares Neuroscience and Healthcare ETF (IBRN) to First Trust Merger Arbitrage ETF (MARB)
IBRN

iShares Neuroscience and Healthcare ETF

IBRN Description

iShares Neuroscience and Healthcare ETF is an exchange traded fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. It is managed by BlackRock Fund Advisors. The fund invests in public equity markets of global region. It invests in stocks of companies operating across neurology biopharmaceuticals or neurological devices sectors. The fund invests in growth and value stocks of companies across diversified market capitalization. It seeks to track the performance of the NYSE FactSet Global Neuro Biopharma and MedTech Index, by using representative sampling technique. iShares Neuroscience and Healthcare ETF is domiciled in the United States.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$25.77

Average Daily Volume

325

Number of Holdings *

45

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
MARB

First Trust Merger Arbitrage ETF

MARB Description The investment seeks to provide investors with capital appreciation. Under normal market conditions, the fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by establishing long and short positions in the equity securities of companies that are involved in a publicly-announced significant corporate event, such as a merger or acquisition. It's portfolio may include equity securities issued by U.S. and non-U.S. companies, including American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), and derivatives, including total return swaps. The fund may invest in securities issued by small, mid and large capitalization issuers. It is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$19.68

Average Daily Volume

6,915

Number of Holdings *

34

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period IBRN MARB
30 Days -6.69% -1.19%
60 Days 1.17% -1.25%
90 Days -1.55% -2.04%
12 Months 22.78% -1.04%
2 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in IBRN Weight in MARB Overlap
AXNX A 3.46% 4.2% 3.46%
LBPH A 3.33% 2.78% 2.78%
IBRN Overweight 43 Positions Relative to MARB
Symbol Grade Weight
BHVN C 4.9%
PTCT C 4.75%
ITCI B 4.2%
CPRX C 4.08%
XENE D 3.95%
ACAD C 3.72%
ALKS C 3.63%
NBIX C 3.54%
EWTX C 3.53%
SUPN B 3.22%
SRPT F 3.19%
SRRK B 3.17%
BIIB F 2.91%
DYN F 2.91%
IART C 2.69%
AVDL F 2.4%
PRAX C 2.12%
SAVA C 1.9%
PRTA F 1.37%
AVXL C 1.26%
NGNE D 1.17%
ANNX F 1.01%
DNTH F 0.97%
CAPR C 0.97%
SGMO C 0.95%
AXGN D 0.87%
RAPP C 0.8%
ZVRA A 0.78%
ALEC F 0.73%
TRDA C 0.71%
LRMR D 0.55%
VYGR F 0.54%
VNDA C 0.48%
AMLX C 0.46%
CLPT D 0.46%
CTNM D 0.43%
ABEO D 0.42%
TSHA D 0.39%
SLDB F 0.32%
NVRO F 0.29%
ABOS D 0.25%
PEPG F 0.21%
ANRO F 0.16%
IBRN Underweight 32 Positions Relative to MARB
Symbol Grade Weight
HTLF B -7.98%
HCP B -5.64%
EDR A -4.92%
ACI C -4.88%
DFS B -4.67%
AMED F -4.57%
NAPA A -3.99%
ANSS B -3.85%
B A -3.78%
JNPR D -3.65%
EVRI A -3.48%
K B -3.28%
ESGR B -3.18%
CTLT D -3.17%
HES B -3.07%
VZIO A -3.05%
CHX C -2.78%
MGRC B -2.75%
FYBR C -2.53%
ENV B -2.38%
SRDX B -2.29%
IBTX B -2.21%
RCM A -2.07%
MRO A -2.03%
WSC F --1.0%
COP B --2.02%
SNPS C --2.21%
SSB B --2.22%
CVX A --3.56%
SLB C --4.15%
COF B --5.12%
UMBF B --8.33%
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