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The Merger Fund® Class A MERFX
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Rating C
Reward Index Fair
Reward Grade C
Risk Index Fair
Risk Grade C+
Company Info MERFX-NASDAQ Click to
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Provider Virtus
Manager/Tenure (Years) Roy D. Behren (19), Michael T. Shannon (19)
Website http://www.virtus.com
Fund Information MERFX-NASDAQ Click to
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Fund Name The Merger Fund® Class A
Category Event Driven
Sub-Category Market Neutral
Prospectus Objective Growth
Inception Date Jan 31, 1989
Open/Closed To New Investors Open
Minimum Initial Investment 2,500.00
Minimum Subsequent Investment 100.00
Front End Fee 0.06
Back End Fee 0.01
Dividends and Shares MERFX-NASDAQ Click to
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Dividend Yield 3.91%
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Dividend Yield (Forward) 0.97%
Asset Allocation MERFX-NASDAQ Click to
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Cash 11.43%
Stock 75.11%
U.S. Stock 66.88%
Non-U.S. Stock 8.23%
Bond 13.40%
U.S. Bond 11.16%
Non-U.S. Bond 2.24%
Preferred 0.03%
Convertible 0.24%
Other Net -0.20%
Price History MERFX-NASDAQ Click to
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7-Day Total Return 0.17%
30-Day Total Return 0.57%
60-Day Total Return 0.63%
90-Day Total Return 0.96%
Year to Date Total Return 0.63%
1-Year Total Return 7.48%
2-Year Total Return 12.16%
3-Year Total Return 17.12%
5-Year Total Return 16.65%
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Nav $17.36
1-Month Low NAV $17.26
1-Month High NAV $17.36
52-Week Low NAV $17.22
52-Week Low NAV (Date) Dec 17, 2025
52-Week High NAV $18.52
52-Week High Price (Date) Dec 15, 2025
Beta / Standard Deviation MERFX-NASDAQ Click to
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Beta 0.12
Standard Deviation 2.42
Balance Sheet MERFX-NASDAQ Click to
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Total Assets 2.42B
Operating Ratios MERFX-NASDAQ Click to
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Expense Ratio 1.56%
Turnover Ratio 153.00%
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Last Bull Market Total Return 2.92%
Last Bear Market Total Return -1.78%