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MERFX: THE MERGER FUND THE MERGER FUND - INVESTOR CLASS SHARES (MUTUAL FUND)
Basic Info 17.72 0.01(0.06%) May 12
| Asset Class: | Market Neutral |
| MyPlanIQ Rating: | (92%) |
| Start Date: | 02/21/1989 |
| Last Dividend Date: | 12/18/2024 |
| 12-Mo. Yield | 1.77% |
| Expenses | 1.25% |
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Performance Analytics (As of 05/09/2025)
Not up-to-date? Try| Last 1 Week* | YTD*(2025) | 1 Yr | 3 Yr | 5 Yr | 10 Yr | 15 Yr | 20 Yr | Since 02/21/1989 |
2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995 | 1994 | 1993 | 1992 | 1991 | 1990 | 1989 | |
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| Annualized Return(%) | 0.2 | 3.4 | 5.2 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 1.8 | 4.2 | -1.9 | -0.5 | 2.2 | 6.0 | 7.7 | 2.4 | 2.6 | -0.8 | 1.4 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 8.5 | -2.3 | 3.0 | 11.0 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 11.0 | -5.7 | 2.0 | 17.6 | 17.4 | 5.4 | 11.7 | 10.0 | 14.2 | 7.1 | 8.5 | -0.0 | 10.6 | -5.3 | 5.2 |
| Sharpe Ratio | NA | 2.43 | -0.36 | -0.42 | -0.27 | 0.2 | NA | NA | 0.47 | -1.65 | -0.03 | -0.85 | -0.15 | 0.25 | 3.51 | 1.69 | 0.82 | 0.8 | -0.2 | 0.33 | 1.63 | 1.47 | 0.33 | 1.21 | 2.18 | -0.23 | -0.01 | 3.49 | -0.43 | 0.64 | 3.7 | -0.97 | -0.05 | 3.23 | 3.61 | 0.25 | 2.01 | 2.38 | 3.72 | 1.11 | 0.67 | -0.31 | 1.03 | -0.85 | 0.05 |
| Draw Down(%) | NA | 1.1 | 2.2 | 4.6 | 7.0 | 9.4 | NA | NA | 15.1 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 9.4 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 6.6 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 9.1 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 12.9 | 7.2 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 11.2 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 5.4 | 11.4 | 9.3 |
| Standard Deviation(%) | NA | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.0 | NA | NA | 5.5 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 8.0 | 1.3 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 4.9 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 13.5 | 5.3 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 9.5 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 12.3 | 7.6 |
| Treynor Ratio | NA | 1.0 | -0.5 | -0.59 | -1.28 | 0.46 | NA | NA | -6.14 | 9.54 | -0.02 | -5.84 | 0.97 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 0.75 | 0.25 | -0.33 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.22 | 3.5 | 0.13 | 0.13 | -1.06 | -0.12 | -0.01 | 0.8 | -0.11 | 0.25 | -1.02 | 0.51 | 0.03 | 6.16 | 4.59 | 0.28 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Alpha | NA | 0.03 | 0.0 | -0.01 | 0.0 | 0.0 | NA | NA | 0.01 | -0.02 | 0.0 | -0.01 | 0.0 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.0 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.0 | 0.03 | -0.01 | 0.01 | 0.04 | -0.02 | 0.0 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.01 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Beta | NA | 0.07 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.02 | NA | NA | 0.0 | -0.01 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.03 | 0.09 | 0.07 | -0.07 | -0.12 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.01 | 0.12 | 0.25 | -0.08 | 0.26 | 0.06 | 0.1 | 0.12 | 0.07 | -0.1 | -0.13 | -0.09 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.07 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| RSquared | NA | 0.03 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | NA | NA | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.01 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.0 | 0.01 | 0.08 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.1 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Yield(%) | N/A | 0.0 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.4 | N/A | 1.8 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 4.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 6.8 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 6.8 | 12.2 | 9.0 | 9.3 | 11.4 | 10.1 | 6.9 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 9.4 |
| Dividend Growth(%) | N/A | -100.0 | -31.8 | 147.6 | -22.6 | -53.8 | -65.5 | N/A | N/A | -31.8 | 224.1 | N/A | -100.0 | -44.1 | -69.1 | 689.3 | 88.0 | -74.0 | -68.5 | 55.8 | 21.4 | -28.8 | 55.9 | N/A | -100.0 | -66.3 | 60.5 | -24.5 | 332.7 | 461.1 | -82.3 | -80.9 | -40.6 | 46.4 | -7.5 | -17.7 | 12.5 | 58.1 | 27.2 | N/A | N/A | -100.0 | -42.3 | -95.4 | N/A |
*: NOT annualized;YTD: Year to Date
**Inception: starting from 02/21/1989
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