ARB bid-ask spread and liquidity

AltShares Merger Arbitrage ETF
AlternativesAltShares$103m net assets0.82% fee
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IQ Liquidity Score

0 of 6 measured · Oct 22, 2026
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Not scored
0 · Hard to trade100 · Trades like a giant

The IQ Liquidity Score: a fixed 0 to 100 scale of trading conditions, the same anchors for every fund; 100 is the easiest to trade. It measures how cheaply and reliably the fund trades, not whether to own it. Method →

Cost to trade
Not measured · the issuer's 30-day median spread is not read for this fund
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Capacity
Not measured · no book of its holdings is read
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Price fidelity
Not measured · no closing premium is held for this fund
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Primary market
Not measured · no N-CEN ETF row for series S000108415 in the quarters read (2024q4 to 2026q3)
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Bad-day behaviour
Not measured · no daily closing premium is held for this fund
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Depth
Not measured · needs trade and quote data (Phase 2)
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Capacity

What the holdings can absorb a day

Not measured: no book of its holdings is read.

How to trade ARB

To buy or to sell, up to $100,000
When
ETF spreads are usually widest in the first minutes after the open and the last before the close.
Phase 2 · drawn now, filled when trade data arrives
Spread through the dayComing with trade data

Median spread by half hour, 30 days.

Buyers against sellersComing with trade data

Share of volume at the ask against at the bid.

Retail flow, estimatedComing with trade data

Sub-penny prints as a share of volume.

Large tradesComing with trade data

Prints above $500k, count and share.

Closing auctionComing with trade data

Share of the day’s volume at the close.

Questions people ask

Who is the LMM for ARB?

ARB’s lead market maker (LMM) on NYSE Arca is GTS Securities LLC. Lead market maker per NYSE Arca, as of Oct 23, 2026.
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Where to next
ETF trading costs and liquidity→Cost-to-trade checker→Why low volume does not mean illiquidguide →Limit orders vs market orders for ETFsguide →How the IQ Liquidity Score is builtmethod →ARB fund page→
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ETFIQ, ARB trading: cost, capacity, premium and dealers, data as of Oct 22, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/arb/trading/

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