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First Trust Merger Arbitrage Fund - Class I: (MF: VARBX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of May 6, 2025 08:00 PM ET
$10.78 USD
0.00 (NA)
Zacks MF Rank
4-Sell of 5 4
Latest Performance as of Mar 31, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 1.42 | 21 |
| 3 months | 1.42 | 21 |
| 6 months | 2.57 | 4 |
| 1 Year | 5.42 | 40 |
| 3 Year | 3.99 | 52 |
| 5 Year | 4.90 | 89 |
| 10 Year | NA | NA |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | NA |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | NA |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | NA |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Mar 31, 2025
| 1 Year | 5.42 |
| 5 Year | 4.89 |
| 10 Year | NA |
| Since Inception | 3.90 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.42 | NA | NA | NA |
| 2024 | 1.50 | 1.48 | 1.27 | 1.13 |
| 2023 | 0.56 | 0.09 | 1.29 | 1.31 |
| 2022 | 0.75 | -1.03 | 0.95 | 1.82 |
| 2021 | 3.04 | 0.89 | 0.79 | 0.60 |
| 2020 | -2.18 | 1.16 | 0.77 | 4.29 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 1.42 | 5.51 | 3.30 | 2.50 | 5.42 | 3.99 | 4.27 | 4.11 | 2.39 | 1.72 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | 5.68 | -19.51 | -22.94 | 20.70 | -23.25 | -14.40 | -27.21 | 8.50 | -19.40 | -10.20 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | 1.22 | -4.40 | -9.85 | 15.46 | -6.08 | -6.68 | -12.92 | 10.60 | -11.07 | -4.54 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.00 | 0.27 | 0.36 | 0.01 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.13 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| % Yield | 0.00 | 2.44 | 2.42 | 0.11 | 2.58 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.16 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 0.00 | 0.38 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.58 | 0.08 | 0.58 | 0.09 | 0.17 | 0.01 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.00 | 1.79 | 1.75 | 1.88 | 1.77 | 2.07 | 2.47 | 2.14 | 2.74 | 0.00 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%