MERVX — The Merger Fund VL
Data updated: 2026-08-28
MERVX — The Merger Fund VL. Global (incl. US) Mid Cap Blend / Core Equity · $23.79M AUM · 1.43% expense ratio. Holdings, fees, performance and SEC 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: $23.79M
- 1-year return: 4.9%
- 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 | 10.30% |
| Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc. | 7.13% |
| Goldman Sachs Trust | 6.92% |
| Norfolk Southern Corp. | 6.33% |
| Electronic Arts, Inc. | 6.21% |
| Chart Industries, Inc. | 4.70% |
| Arc Resources Ltd. | 2.77% |
| Unifirst Corp. | 2.56% |
| Digitalbridge Group, Inc. | 2.20% |
| Altaba Inc Escrow | 1.90% |
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 | 70.1% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 17.2% |
| Fixed Income | 3.4% |
| Derivatives | 2.5% |
| Loans | 0.2% |
MERVX Performance
Total returns for MERVX (as of 2026-09-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 1.5% |
| 1 year | 4.9% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 6.3% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 3.4% |
MERVX Risk Information
Risk metrics for MERVX, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 1.1%
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 2026-06, The Merger Fund VL had net inflows of $394.26K, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-06 | −$64.85K |
| 2026-05 | −$129.48K |
| 2026-04 | −$167.74K |
| 2026-03 | −$379.67K |
| 2026-02 | −$65.28K |
| 2026-01 | −$252.72K |
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. | 1.49% |
| Organon & Company | 1.04% |
| Big River Steel LLC | 0.39% |
| Dish Network Corp. | 0.24% |
| Ncr Atleos Corp. | 0.24% |
| Moneygram International, Inc. | 0.04% |
MERVX Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official The Merger Fund VL 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 2024-04-23
- 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.