MERIX — The Merger Fund
Data updated: 2026-05-29
MERIX — The Merger Fund data: holdings, portfolio allocation, expenses, performance, cashflows, risk and SEC filings. Global (incl. US) Mid Cap Blend / Core Equity · $2.47B AUM · 1.26% expense ratio · 6.8% 1-yr return. From SEC regulatory 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: $2.47B
- 1-year return: 6.8%
- 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 | 7.81% |
| Endeavor Group Holdings Inc | 5.82% |
| Electronic Arts Inc. | 5.46% |
| Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. | 5.24% |
| Norfolk Southern Corporation | 5.07% |
| Webster Financial Corp. | 4.34% |
| Virtus Event Opportunities Trust | 4.19% |
| Chart Industries Inc | 3.86% |
| Unifirst Corp | 2.16% |
| Clearwater Analytics Holdings Inc | 2.07% |
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 | 82.3% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 8.9% |
| Fixed Income | 5.9% |
| Derivatives | 0.3% |
| Loans | 0.2% |
MERIX Performance
Total returns for MERIX (as of 2026-08-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 0.8% |
| 1 year | 6.8% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 5.7% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 3.5% |
MERIX Risk Information
Risk metrics for MERIX, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 1.1%
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 2026-03, The Merger Fund had net inflows of $161.25M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-03 | $7.11M |
| 2026-02 | $20.02M |
| 2026-01 | $6.89M |
| 2025-12 | $136.60M |
| 2025-11 | −$4.65M |
| 2025-10 | $5.12M |
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 |
|---|---|
| Frontier Communications Holdings Llc | 0.96% |
| Kennedy Wilson Inc | 0.77% |
| EchoStar Corp. | 0.76% |
| Frontier Communications Holdings Llc | 0.68% |
| Exact Sciences Corporation | 0.56% |
| Kennedy Wilson Inc | 0.52% |
| DISH Network Corporation | 0.51% |
| Big River Steel LLC / BRS Finance Corp | 0.33% |
| NCR Atleos Corp. | 0.23% |
| Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. | 0.22% |
MERIX Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official The Merger Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
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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.