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 (18), Michael T. Shannon (18) | |||
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 | 2.10% | |||
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Dividend Yield (Forward) | 1.45% | |||
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Cash | 10.02% | |||
Stock | 76.58% | |||
U.S. Stock | 73.19% | |||
Non-U.S. Stock | 3.39% | |||
Bond | 13.99% | |||
U.S. Bond | 13.32% | |||
Non-U.S. Bond | 0.67% | |||
Preferred | 0.02% | |||
Convertible | 0.13% | |||
Other Net | -0.75% | |||
Price History | MERIX-NASDAQ | Click to Compare |
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7-Day Total Return | 0.44% | |||
30-Day Total Return | 0.33% | |||
60-Day Total Return | 0.50% | |||
90-Day Total Return | 1.52% | |||
Year to Date Total Return | 6.38% | |||
1-Year Total Return | 7.55% | |||
2-Year Total Return | 12.23% | |||
3-Year Total Return | 16.28% | |||
5-Year Total Return | 20.27% | |||
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Closing Price | -- | |||
1-Month Low Price | -- | |||
1-Month High Price | -- | |||
52-Week Low Price | -- | |||
52-Week Low Price (Date) | -- | |||
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NAV | MERIX-NASDAQ | Click to Compare |
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Nav | $18.00 | |||
1-Month Low NAV | $17.92 | |||
1-Month High NAV | $18.00 | |||
52-Week Low NAV | $16.75 | |||
52-Week Low NAV (Date) | Dec 20, 2024 | |||
52-Week High NAV | $18.00 | |||
52-Week High Price (Date) | Sep 26, 2025 | |||
Beta / Standard Deviation | MERIX-NASDAQ | Click to Compare |
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Beta | 0.07 | |||
Standard Deviation | 2.56 | |||
Balance Sheet | MERIX-NASDAQ | Click to Compare |
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Total Assets | 2.40B | |||
Operating Ratios | MERIX-NASDAQ | Click to Compare |
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Expense Ratio | 1.27% | |||
Turnover Ratio | 153.00% | |||
Performance | MERIX-NASDAQ | Click to Compare |
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Last Bull Market Total Return | 3.07% | |||
Last Bear Market Total Return | -1.72% | |||