The Merger Fund A

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17.73−0.02 (−0.11%)today

At close: Nov 4, 6:54 PM EST · May be delayed up to 15 min · USD

Key statistics

Previous close17.75

Open—

Day range—

52-week range17.2218.52

Off day high—

Off 52-week high−4.27%

Volume—

Avg. volume (3M)0.00

Net assets2.57B

Expense ratio1.55%

Yield3.81%

YTD return+2.84%

50-day average17.73

200-day average17.50

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TCH Daily News·Oct 15

Shawano County Library Monitoring Potential Merger, Funding Questions Remain

SHAWANO, WI- Shawano County Library officials are continuing to monitor discussions surrounding a possible merger between the Nicolet Federated Library System and the Outagamie Waupaca Library System, with questions remaining about how the…

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Under normal market conditions, 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, spin-offs, liquidations and other corporate reorganizations. Merger arbitrage is a highly specialized investment approach generally designed to profit from the successful completion of such transactions.

Fund familyVirtus

CategoryEvent Driven

Top 9 holdings

Goldman Sachs FS Treasury Intms InstlFTIXX7.95%
Electronic Arts IncEA6.45%
Norfolk Southern CorpNSC6.17%
Endeavor Group Holdings Inc Class AEDR5.92%
Warner Bros. Discovery Inc Ordinary Shares - Class AWBD5.69%
Goldman Sachs FS Government InstlFGTXX5.02%
Webster Financial CorpWED.SG4.33%
Virtus Westchester Event-Driven Fd IWCEIX4.32%
ARC Resources LtdARX2.85%

Sector weights

Financial Services42.7%
Communication Services24.4%
Industrials17.5%
Healthcare4.4%
Energy3.8%
Technology2.4%
Consumer Cyclical2.2%
Utilities1.4%

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