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First Trust Merger Arbitrage Fund Class C VARCX
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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/
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Fund Name First Trust Merger Arbitrage Fund Class C
Category Event Driven
Sub-Category Market Neutral
Prospectus Objective Growth
Inception Date Jan 31, 2024
Open/Closed To New Investors Open
Minimum Initial Investment 1,000.00
Minimum Subsequent Investment 50.00
Front End Fee --
Back End Fee 0.01
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Dividend Yield 2.13%
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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 VARCX-NASDAQ Click to
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7-Day Total Return 0.09%
30-Day Total Return 0.32%
60-Day Total Return 0.41%
90-Day Total Return 1.52%
Year to Date Total Return 4.91%
1-Year Total Return 5.11%
2-Year Total Return 9.61%
3-Year Total Return 12.21%
5-Year Total Return 19.76%
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Closing Price --
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1-Month High Price --
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Nav $10.44
1-Month Low NAV $10.42
1-Month High NAV $10.97
52-Week Low NAV $10.42
52-Week Low NAV (Date) Dec 05, 2025
52-Week High NAV $10.98
52-Week High Price (Date) Nov 12, 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 2.81%
Turnover Ratio 293.00%
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Last Bull Market Total Return 2.31%
Last Bear Market Total Return -1.28%