MERVX — The Merger Fund VL
Data updated: 2026-05-29
MERVX — The Merger Fund VL data: holdings, portfolio allocation, expenses, performance, cashflows, risk and SEC filings. Global (incl. US) Mid Cap Blend / Core Equity · $24.00M AUM · 1.43% expense ratio · 6.7% 1-yr return. From SEC regulatory filings.
MERVX Fund Overview
MERVX — The Merger Fund VL is a US mutual fund managed by Merger Fund Vl, 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 Vl
- Category: Global (incl. US) Mid Cap Blend / Core Equity
- Assets under management: $24.00M
- 1-year return: 6.7%
- Ticker: MERVX
- SEC CIK: 0001208133
- SEC series ID: S000005160
- Share class ID: C000014130
MERVX Holdings
Top 10 holdings of The Merger Fund VL by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs Trust | 10.21% |
| Endeavor Group Holdings Inc | 7.07% |
| Electronic Arts Inc. | 5.46% |
| Norfolk Southern Corporation | 5.26% |
| Webster Financial Corp. | 4.38% |
| Chart Industries Inc | 4.04% |
| Unifirst Corp | 2.20% |
| Clearwater Analytics Holdings Inc | 2.10% |
| Altaba Inc Escrow | 1.96% |
| Coterra Energy Inc | 1.92% |
MERVX Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of The Merger Fund VL by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 75.6% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 11.9% |
| Fixed Income | 7.0% |
| Loans | 0.3% |
| Derivatives | 0.2% |
MERVX Performance
Total returns for MERVX (as of 2026-08-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 0.8% |
| 1 year | 6.7% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 5.7% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 3.4% |
MERVX Risk Information
Risk metrics for MERVX, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 1.2%
MERVX Costs and Fees
MERVX costs about $143 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 1.43%
- Gross expense ratio: 1.92%
- Portfolio turnover: 173%
- Brokerage commissions: 15.46 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
MERVX Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-03, The Merger Fund VL had net outflows of $122.54K, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-03 | −$379.67K |
| 2026-02 | −$65.28K |
| 2026-01 | −$252.72K |
| 2025-12 | $1.58M |
| 2025-11 | −$246.94K |
| 2025-10 | $84.14K |
MERVX Debt Constituents
Largest debt holdings of The Merger Fund VL by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Debt holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| EchoStar Corp. | 1.48% |
| Kennedy Wilson Inc | 1.17% |
| Kennedy Wilson Inc | 1.06% |
| Frontier Communications Holdings Llc | 0.91% |
| Exact Sciences Corporation | 0.59% |
| Frontier Communications Holdings Llc | 0.45% |
| Big River Steel LLC / BRS Finance Corp | 0.39% |
| DISH Network Corporation | 0.24% |
| NCR Atleos Corp. | 0.24% |
| Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. | 0.23% |
MERVX Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official The Merger Fund VL 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.