MERIX — The Merger Fund
Data updated: 2026-08-28
MERIX — The Merger Fund. Global (incl. US) Mid Cap Blend / Core Equity · $2.53B AUM · 1.26% expense ratio. Holdings, fees, performance and SEC filings.
MERIX Fund Overview
MERIX — The Merger Fund is a US mutual fund managed by Merger Fund, categorised as Global (incl. US) Mid Cap Blend / Core Equity. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US mutual fund
- Manager: Merger Fund
- Category: Global (incl. US) Mid Cap Blend / Core Equity
- Assets under management: $2.53B
- 1-year return: 5.0%
- Ticker: MERIX
- SEC CIK: 0000701804
- SEC series ID: S000005158
- Share class ID: C000129310
MERIX Holdings
Top 10 holdings of The Merger Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs Trust | 7.63% |
| Electronic Arts, Inc. | 6.19% |
| Norfolk Southern Corp. | 5.92% |
| Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc. | 5.68% |
| Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. | 5.45% |
| Goldman Sachs Trust | 4.82% |
| Chart Industries, Inc. | 4.69% |
| Webster Financial Corp. | 4.15% |
| Virtus Event Opportunities Trust | 4.15% |
| Arc Resources Ltd. | 2.74% |
MERIX Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of The Merger Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 79.1% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 12.5% |
| Fixed Income | 2.9% |
| Derivatives | 2.5% |
| Loans | 0.2% |
MERIX Performance
Total returns for MERIX (as of 2026-09-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 1.6% |
| 1 year | 5.0% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 6.4% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 3.5% |
MERIX Risk Information
Risk metrics for MERIX, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 1.0%
MERIX Costs and Fees
MERIX costs about $126 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 1.26%
- Gross expense ratio: 1.36%
- Portfolio turnover: 149%
- Brokerage commissions: 14.98 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
MERIX Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-06, The Merger Fund had net inflows of $231.61M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-06 | $11.69M |
| 2026-05 | $12.00M |
| 2026-04 | $16.57M |
| 2026-03 | $7.11M |
| 2026-02 | $20.02M |
| 2026-01 | $6.89M |
MERIX Debt Constituents
Largest debt holdings of The Merger Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Debt holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Organon & Company | 1.03% |
| Echostar Corp. | 0.74% |
| Dish Network Corp. | 0.50% |
| Big River Steel LLC | 0.32% |
| Ncr Atleos Corp. | 0.23% |
| Ams-Osram AG | 0.10% |
| Moneygram International, Inc. | 0.02% |
MERIX Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official The Merger Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2026-04-17
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2025-04-22
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2024-04-25
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-08-28
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-05-29
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-02-26
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2026-03-13
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2025-03-17
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Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.