Merger Fund (MERFX)

15.98
Net Asset Value
0.00%
1 Day
+0.95%
Year-to-Date
Overall Morningstar Rating
Market neutral
Style or Category
No Load
Sales Expenses
1.87%
Expense Ratio
Below Average
Morningstar Risk Rating™
Investment Objective The investment seeks capital growth by engaging in merger arbitrage. The fund invests at least 80% of its total assets principally in the common stock, preferred stock and, occasionally, warrants of companies which are involved in publicly announced mergers, takeovers, tender offers, leveraged buyouts, spinoffs, liquidations and other corporate reorganizations. It is non-diversified.

Performance

1 month+0.82% 3 years+3.55%
3 months+1.72% 5 years+3.19%
1 year+3.73% Since inception+6.87%
Data through --

Peer Comparisonvs. Market neutral

 MERFXCategory
Performance 5-yr return+3.19%+0.27%
Expense ratio1.87%1.79%
Risk 5 year sharpe ratio0.900.04
Net assets$4.5B$659.1M
Average market cap$9.7B$13.2B
Average P/E15.214.7
Portfolio turnover240%240%

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Fund Management and Purchase Info

Fund familyMerger
Fund manager & tenureRoy Behren / 6 Years
Minimal initial investment$2,000.00
Minimum IRA investment$2,000.00

Holdings

Other100.00%
U.S. stock--
International stock--
Fixed income--
Cash--
Top 5 Sectors
Portfolio weighting
Industrial materials 22.94%
Healthcare 20.47%
Telecommunication 11.34%
Consumer goods 10.14%
Business service 4.52%
Top 10 Holdings
Portfolio weighting
-- Coventry Health Care, Inc.3.75%
-- Nexen, Inc.3.69%
-- Telus Corporation Swap (Baml)2.91%
-- Telus Corporation Swap (Non Vote)(Baml)2.89%
-- Xstrata Plc Swap (Jpm)2.68%
CYMI Cymer, Inc.2.46%
PXP Plains Exploration & Production Company2.43%
TMUS MetroPCS Communications Inc2.40%
-- Warnaco Group, Inc.2.35%
-- Tnt Express Nv Swap (Jpm)2.30%

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