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The Merger Fund - Class A: (MF: MERFX)

(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Apr 23, 2026 06:29 PM ET

$17.41 USD

-0.02 (-0.11%)

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2-Buy of 5   2      

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Latest Performance as of Mar 31, 2026

Total Return %* Percentile Rank Objective
YTD 0.69 12
3 months 0.69 12
6 months 2.18 20
1 Year 6.69 92
3 Year 5.39 93
5 Year 3.14 88
10 Year 3.90 92

* Annual for three years and beyond.

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Buy 2
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Portfolio Statistics

% Unrealized Gain 3.16
% Yield 3.88
% SEC Yield NA
Net Assets (Mil $) 3/31/2026 396.29
% Turnover 3/31/2026 149.00

Risk

3 Year 5 Year 10 Year
Beta 0.02 0.03 0.06
Alpha 0.46 -0.46 0.88
R Squared 0.01 0.02 0.12
Std. Dev. 2.38 2.50 2.70
Sharpe 0.31 -0.09 4.00

Sector / Country Weightings

As of 3/31/2026 % of Portfolio
Other 45.47
Industrial Cyclical 11.96
Non-Durable 10.87
Technology 10.34
Health 8.85
Finance 8.47
Services 3.28
Retail Trade 0.76

Portfolio Holdings

Top Equity Holdings
(As of 12/31/2025)		 % of Portfolio Value (Mil$)
TOTAL*OTHER EQUITIES 29.53 712.86
TOTAL*CORPORATE BONDS 8.54 206.18
TOTAL*OTHER 6.81 164.45
ENDEAVOR GROUP HOLDINGS I 5.95 143.53
CYBERARK SOFTWARE LTD 5.60 135.27
ELECTRONIC ARTS INC 4.42 106.71
WCM ALTERNATIVES EVENT DR 4.27 103.18
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP 4.06 98.09
CHART INDUSTRIES INC 3.93 94.94

Stock Holding % of Net Assets

As Of 12/31/2025
Total Issues 33
Avg. P/E 25.79
Avg. P/Book 4.24
Avg. EPS Growth 2.6
Avg. Market Value (Mil $) 26,235

Composition

% of Portfolio
Stocks 79.80
Foreign Stocks 3.57
Cash 0.01
Bonds 8.54
Foreign Bonds 0.00
Preferred 0.00
Convertible 0.56
Other 11.09
Foreign Hedged 0.00

Style Analysis

% of Portfolio
Large Growth 1.61
Large Value 0.00
Small Growth 3.10
Small Value 1.82
Foreign Stock 1.63
Emerging Market 0.16
Precious Metal 0.87
Intermediate Bond 1.55
Foreign Bond 0.00
High Yield Bond 15.64