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The Merger Fund - Class A: (MF: MERFX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of May 8, 2025 08:00 PM ET
$17.71 USD
+0.02 (0.11%)
Zacks MF Rank
2-Buy of 5 2
Latest Performance as of Mar 31, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 2.40 | 8 |
| 3 months | 2.40 | 8 |
| 6 months | 3.03 | 3 |
| 1 Year | 4.83 | 61 |
| 3 Year | 3.34 | 66 |
| 5 Year | 3.47 | 94 |
| 10 Year | 3.10 | 87 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | 41.62 |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | -6.22 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 68.36 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Mar 31, 2025
| 1 Year | -0.63 |
| 5 Year | 2.36 |
| 10 Year | 2.55 |
| Since Inception | 5.45 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.40 | NA | NA | NA |
| 2024 | 0.52 | 0.05 | 1.68 | 0.62 |
| 2023 | 0.05 | -1.12 | 3.47 | 1.76 |
| 2022 | 0.17 | -1.78 | 1.34 | 0.99 |
| 2021 | 0.86 | 0.62 | -1.80 | 0.17 |
| 2020 | -2.38 | 2.32 | 1.74 | 3.19 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 2.40 | 2.91 | 4.17 | 0.70 | -0.17 | 4.87 | 5.96 | 7.69 | 2.38 | 2.61 | -0.80 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | 6.66 | -22.11 | -22.06 | 18.91 | -28.85 | -13.52 | -25.52 | 12.09 | -19.40 | -9.32 | -2.19 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | 2.20 | -7.00 | -8.98 | 13.67 | -11.67 | -5.81 | -11.23 | 14.19 | -11.07 | -3.66 | 1.54 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 2.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.00 | 0.30 | 0.44 | 0.13 | 0.00 | 0.12 | 0.04 | 0.18 | 0.09 | 0.05 | 0.12 |
| % Yield | 0.00 | 1.65 | 1.64 | 0.74 | 0.00 | 0.67 | 0.26 | 1.03 | 0.55 | 0.30 | 0.75 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 0.00 | 0.25 | 0.00 | 0.45 | 0.05 | 0.45 | 0.18 | 0.56 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.07 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.00 | 1.48 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.46 | 1.47 | 0.53 | 1.50 | 1.43 | 1.40 | 0.40 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%