The Merger Fund® Class A
MERFX
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| Reward Index | Fair | |||
| Reward Grade | C | |||
| Risk Index | Fair | |||
| Risk Grade | C+ | |||
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| Provider | Virtus | |||
| Manager/Tenure (Years) | Roy D. Behren (19), Michael T. Shannon (19) | |||
| Website | http://www.virtus.com | |||
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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 | |||
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| Dividend Yield | 3.90% | |||
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| Dividend Yield (Forward) | 0.51% | |||
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| Cash | 1.95% | |||
| Stock | 89.09% | |||
| U.S. Stock | 81.96% | |||
| Non-U.S. Stock | 7.13% | |||
| Bond | 9.13% | |||
| U.S. Bond | 8.68% | |||
| Non-U.S. Bond | 0.45% | |||
| Preferred | 0.14% | |||
| Convertible | 0.83% | |||
| Other Net | -1.14% | |||
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| 7-Day Total Return | -0.11% | |||
| 30-Day Total Return | 0.00% | |||
| 60-Day Total Return | 0.23% | |||
| 90-Day Total Return | 0.46% | |||
| Year to Date Total Return | 0.46% | |||
| 1-Year Total Return | 6.26% | |||
| 2-Year Total Return | 11.58% | |||
| 3-Year Total Return | 16.78% | |||
| 5-Year Total Return | 16.45% | |||
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| NAV | MERFX-NASDAQ | Click to Compare |
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| Nav | $17.33 | |||
| 1-Month Low NAV | $17.27 | |||
| 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 Compare |
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| Beta | 0.13 | |||
| Standard Deviation | 2.42 | |||
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| Total Assets | 2.45B | |||
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| Expense Ratio | 1.56% | |||
| Turnover Ratio | 149.00% | |||
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| Last Bull Market Total Return | 2.92% | |||
| Last Bear Market Total Return | -1.78% | |||