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First Trust Merger Arbitrage Fund Class A VARAX
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Rating C
Reward Index Fair
Reward Grade C
Risk Index Fair
Risk Grade C+
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Provider First Trust
Manager/Tenure (Years) Daniel Lancz (10)
Website http://www.ftportfolios.com/
Fund Information VARAX-NASDAQ Click to
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Fund Name First Trust Merger Arbitrage Fund Class A
Category Event Driven
Sub-Category Market Neutral
Prospectus Objective Growth
Inception Date Oct 01, 2015
Open/Closed To New Investors Open
Minimum Initial Investment 5,000.00
Minimum Subsequent Investment 0.00
Front End Fee 0.05
Back End Fee --
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Dividend Yield 2.19%
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Dividend Yield (Forward) 0.90%
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Cash 33.71%
Stock 52.68%
U.S. Stock 40.01%
Non-U.S. Stock 12.67%
Bond 0.00%
U.S. Bond 0.00%
Non-U.S. Bond 0.00%
Preferred 0.00%
Convertible 0.00%
Other Net 13.61%
Price History VARAX-NASDAQ Click to
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7-Day Total Return 0.00%
30-Day Total Return 0.32%
60-Day Total Return 0.51%
90-Day Total Return 1.63%
Year to Date Total Return 5.56%
1-Year Total Return 5.87%
2-Year Total Return 11.17%
3-Year Total Return 14.57%
5-Year Total Return 23.96%
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1-Month High Price --
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NAV VARAX-NASDAQ Click to
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Nav $10.31
1-Month Low NAV $10.29
1-Month High NAV $10.89
52-Week Low NAV $10.29
52-Week Low NAV (Date) Dec 05, 2025
52-Week High NAV $10.90
52-Week High Price (Date) Nov 11, 2025
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Beta 0.00
Standard Deviation 0.96
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Total Assets 1.58B
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Expense Ratio 2.14%
Turnover Ratio 293.00%
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Last Bull Market Total Return 2.72%
Last Bear Market Total Return -1.05%