MVALX — Meridian Contrarian Fund
Data updated: 2026-06-01
MVALX — Meridian Contrarian Fund data: holdings, portfolio allocation, expenses, performance, cashflows, risk and SEC filings. United States Small Cap Value Equity · $588.51M AUM · 1.18% expense ratio · 28.3% 1-yr return. From SEC regulatory filings.
MVALX Fund Overview
MVALX — Meridian Contrarian Fund is a US mutual fund managed by Meridian Fund INC, categorised as United States Small Cap Value Equity. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US mutual fund
- Manager: Meridian Fund INC
- Category: United States Small Cap Value Equity
- Assets under management: $588.51M
- 1-year return: 28.3%
- Ticker: MVALX
- SEC CIK: 0000745467
- SEC series ID: S000001463
- Share class ID: C000003883
MVALX Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Meridian Contrarian Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs Trust | 8.64% |
| Stit Govt And Agency Inst | 4.16% |
| Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. | 2.91% |
| Envista Holdings Corporation | 2.86% |
| First Citizens BancShares Inc (Delaware) | 2.53% |
| Regal Rexnord Corporation | 2.47% |
| California Resources Corporation | 2.46% |
| CACI International Inc. | 2.32% |
| Sun Communities, Inc. | 2.08% |
| Constellium SE | 2.08% |
MVALX Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Meridian Contrarian Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 91.6% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 8.6% |
| Fixed Income | 4.2% |
MVALX Performance
Total returns for MVALX (as of 2026-08-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 1.1% |
| 1 year | 28.3% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 11.4% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 6.1% |
MVALX Risk Information
Risk metrics for MVALX, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 15.3%
MVALX Costs and Fees
MVALX costs about $118 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 1.18%
- Gross expense ratio: 1.18%
- Portfolio turnover: 45%
- Brokerage commissions: 19.50 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
MVALX Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-03, Meridian Contrarian Fund had net inflows of $8.18M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-03 | −$3.00M |
| 2026-02 | −$4.03M |
| 2026-01 | −$4.12M |
| 2025-12 | $54.88M |
| 2025-11 | −$4.10M |
| 2025-10 | −$4.20M |
MVALX Debt Constituents
Largest debt holdings of Meridian Contrarian Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Debt holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Stit Govt And Agency Inst | 4.16% |
MVALX Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Meridian Contrarian 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.