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The Merger Fund® Class I MERIX
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Rating C
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 4.36%
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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%
Price History MERIX-NASDAQ Click to
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7-Day Total Return -0.05%
30-Day Total Return 0.05%
60-Day Total Return 0.35%
90-Day Total Return 0.58%
Year to Date Total Return 0.58%
1-Year Total Return 6.59%
2-Year Total Return 12.25%
3-Year Total Return 17.86%
5-Year Total Return 18.22%
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NAV MERIX-NASDAQ Click to
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Nav $17.09
1-Month Low NAV $17.03
1-Month High NAV $17.11
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
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Beta 0.13
Standard Deviation 2.43
Balance Sheet MERIX-NASDAQ Click to
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Total Assets 2.45B
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Expense Ratio 1.27%
Turnover Ratio 149.00%
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Last Bull Market Total Return 3.07%
Last Bear Market Total Return -1.72%