The Merger Fund® Class I
MERIX
NASDAQ
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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 I | |||
| Category | Event Driven | |||
| Sub-Category | Market Neutral | |||
| Prospectus Objective | Growth | |||
| Inception Date | Aug 01, 2013 | |||
| Open/Closed To New Investors | Open | |||
| Minimum Initial Investment | 100,000.00 | |||
| Minimum Subsequent Investment | 0.00 | |||
| Front End Fee | -- | |||
| Back End Fee | -- | |||
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| Dividend Yield | 4.27% | |||
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| Dividend Yield (Forward) | 0.91% | |||
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| Cash | 14.79% | |||
| Stock | 82.22% | |||
| U.S. Stock | 76.96% | |||
| Non-U.S. Stock | 5.26% | |||
| Bond | 4.24% | |||
| U.S. Bond | 4.11% | |||
| Non-U.S. Bond | 0.13% | |||
| Preferred | 0.09% | |||
| Convertible | 0.03% | |||
| Other Net | -1.38% | |||
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| 7-Day Total Return | -0.22% | |||
| 30-Day Total Return | 0.69% | |||
| 60-Day Total Return | 1.04% | |||
| 90-Day Total Return | 1.39% | |||
| Year to Date Total Return | 2.64% | |||
| 1-Year Total Return | 4.89% | |||
| 2-Year Total Return | 12.83% | |||
| 3-Year Total Return | 18.37% | |||
| 5-Year Total Return | 21.96% | |||
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| Closing Price | -- | |||
| 1-Month Low Price | -- | |||
| 1-Month High Price | -- | |||
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| 52-Week Low Price (Date) | -- | |||
| 52-Week High Price | -- | |||
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| Nav | $17.44 | |||
| 1-Month Low NAV | $17.31 | |||
| 1-Month High NAV | $17.48 | |||
| 52-Week Low NAV | $16.96 | |||
| 52-Week Low NAV (Date) | Dec 17, 2025 | |||
| 52-Week High NAV | $18.33 | |||
| 52-Week High Price (Date) | Dec 15, 2025 | |||
| Beta / Standard Deviation | MERIX-NASDAQ | Click to Compare |
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| Beta | 0.13 | |||
| Standard Deviation | 1.68 | |||
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| Total Assets | 2.56B | |||
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| Expense Ratio | 1.26% | |||
| Turnover Ratio | 149.00% | |||
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| Last Bull Market Total Return | 5.49% | |||
| Last Bear Market Total Return | -1.72% | |||