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The Merger Fund® Class A (MERFX)

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17.95 +0.02    +0.11%
30/06 - Delayed Data. Currency in USD
Type:  Fund
Market:  United States
Asset Class:  Other
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  • Total Assets: 418M
Merger Investor 17.95 +0.02 +0.11%

MERFX Overview

 
On this page you'll find an in-depth profile of The Merger Fund® Class A. Learn about the key management, total assets, investment strategy and contact information of MERFX among other information.
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Event Driven

Total Assets

418M

Expenses

1.48%

Inception Date

32539

Contact Information

Address Greenfield, MA, 01301
Greenfield,MA 01301
United States
Phone +1 8002431574

Top Executives

Name Title Since Until
Roy D. Behren Co-President 2007 Now
Biography Roy Behren is co-president and co-chief investment officer at Westchester Capital Management, LLC, and an investment management affiliate of Virtus Investment Partners. Mr. Behren is also a co-portfolio manager at Westchester and its affiliate, Westchester Capital Partners, LLC. Mr. Behren was named managing partner of Westchester in 2010, having held the role of chief compliance officer from September 2002 through June 2010. He joined Westchester in 1994 from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s New York Regional Office, where he worked as an enforcement attorney for seven years. He also served as a member of Redback Networks’ board of directors and its audit committee from 2004 through 2006. Mr. Behren earned a B.S. in economics at The Wharton School, a J.D. from the University of Miami Law School, and an LL.M. in corporate law from the New York University School of Law. He began working in the investment industry in 1987.
Michael T. Shannon Co-President 2007 Now
Biography Michael Shannon is co-president and co-chief investment officer at Westchester Capital Management, LLC, and an investment management affiliate of Virtus Investment Partners. Mr. Shannon is also a co-portfolio manager at Westchester and its affiliate Westchester Capital Partners, LLC. He is a member of Westchester’s investment committee. Mr. Shannon joined Westchester in 1996 from J.P. Morgan, where he worked in the firm's corporate finance, mergers & acquisitions, and equity research departments for eight years. He held the role of director of research at Westchester for nine years and then rejoined the firm in 2006 after two years as senior vice president in charge of mergers and special situations at D.E. Shaw & Co. Mr. Shannon earned a B.S. in finance from Boston College. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) charter holder and a member of the New York Society of Security Analysts and the CFA Institute. He began working in the investment industry in 1988.
Frederick W. Green President 1989 2011
Biography Frederick W. Green has over 35 years’ experience in the investment business. After five years with Kidder, Peabody & Co. as a portfolio strategist in the firm’s research department, Fred joined Goldman, Sachs & Co., where he was Senior Portfolio Strategist and a member of the Investment Policy Committee. In 1980 he left Goldman and formed Westchester Capital Management, Inc. (“WCM”), a registered investment adviser. In 1989 WCM launched The Merger Fund, the first mutual fund devoted exclusively to investing in companies involved in publicly announced mergers, takeovers and other corporate reorganizations. Fred was President and co-portfolio manager of The Merger Fund® and was co-portfolio manager for the Dunham Monthly Distribution Fund. He was also President and co-portfolio manager of The Merger Fund VL. He was also President of Green & Smith Investment Management LLC. A graduate of Princeton University, Fred is a member of the New York Society of Security Analysts and the CFA Institute.
Bonnie L. Smith Vice President 1989 2007
Biography Smith was Vice President at Westchester Capital Management from March 1986 to December 2010, specializing in merger arbitrage. She was also a partner at Green & Smith Investment Management LLC.
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