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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 (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 --
Dividends and Shares MERIX-NASDAQ Click to
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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
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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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NAV MERIX-NASDAQ Click to
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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
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Beta 0.07
Standard Deviation 2.56
Balance Sheet MERIX-NASDAQ Click to
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Total Assets 2.40B
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Expense Ratio 1.27%
Turnover Ratio 153.00%
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Last Bull Market Total Return 3.07%
Last Bear Market Total Return -1.72%