IQ Merger Arbitrage ETF (NYSEARCA:MNA) invests in companies that are targets of announced takeovers, so it depends on a steady supply of deals. Monday, October 19, 2026 provided several. Merck KGaA agreed to pay USD 20.00 in cash per American depositary share for Silence …
TTM Technologies (NASDAQ:TTMI) makes printed circuit boards and radio frequency components, with a large share of sales to aerospace and defence customers. On Monday, October 19, 2026, it filed a Form 8-K announcing an agreement to buy Ophir Optics from MKS for about USD …
iShares U.S. Medical Devices ETF (NYSEARCA:IHI) holds US makers of medical equipment and diagnostics, a group in which takeovers often set valuation markers. On Monday, October 19, 2026, Hologic signed a definitive agreement to acquire Reveal Genomics, according to a report aggregated by Ground …
Super League (NASDAQ:SLE) has been a games and immersive advertising company, and it is now set to become a bitcoin treasury vehicle. Benzinga reported on Monday, October 19, 2026 that Metaplanet's acquisition of Super League had been approved and that the company would become …
Data I/O (NASDAQ:DAIO) makes systems that load software, data and security keys onto memory and microcontroller chips before they are mounted on circuit boards. On Monday, October 19, 2026, the company announced a definitive agreement to buy V-TEK and A&J Programming for about USD …
OpenWorld (NASDAQ:OPNW) announced on Monday, October 19, 2026 that it had signed a definitive merger agreement to acquire Blocksight, according to a release distributed by GlobeNewswire. Blocksight develops artificial intelligence agents, software that can carry out multi-step tasks with limited human input. The release …
CoreWeave (NASDAQ:CRWV), which rents Nvidia graphics processors to AI developers, fell about 12% on Friday, October 16, 2026 and about 25% over the week. Reuters reported a fall of more than 8% in early Friday trading, so the totals depend on timing. The worst …
The iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) holds US-listed chip designers, manufacturers and equipment makers, and it sat in the middle of a sharp sector selloff in the week to Friday, October 16, 2026. A benchmark chip index cited by AP fell 3.8% on Friday and …
The ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (CBOE:VIXY) gives exposure to near-dated futures on the Cboe Volatility Index, known as the VIX, and that index jumped about 21% to near 20 on Friday, October 16, 2026. The VIX measures the 30-day volatility that S&P 500 …
The SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (NYSEARCA:DIA) holds the 30 stocks of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, and that index ended the week to Friday, October 16, 2026 up about 0.7%, according to AP. Over the same week the Nasdaq Composite fell …