The Arbitrage Fund Class R (ARBFX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
13.20
+0.05 (0.38%)
Mar 3, 2025, 8:07 AM EST
3.29%
Fund Assets 941.27M
Expense Ratio 1.60%
Min. Investment $2,000
Turnover n/a
Dividend (ttm) 0.12
Dividend Yield 0.92%
Dividend Growth -50.34%
Payout Frequency Annual
Ex-Dividend Date Dec 18, 2024
Previous Close 13.15
YTD Return 2.33%
1-Year Return 4.27%
5-Year Return 18.55%
52-Week Low 12.55
52-Week High 13.20
Beta (5Y) 0.13
Holdings 85
Inception Date Sep 18, 2000

About ARBFX

The fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of companies (both U.S. and foreign) that are involved in publicly announced mergers, takeovers, tender offers, leveraged buyouts, spin-offs, liquidations and other corporate reorganizations. Equity securities include common and preferred stock. Merger arbitrage is a highly specialized investment approach designed to profit from the successful completion of mergers, takeovers, tender offers, leveraged buyouts, spin-offs, liquidations and other corporate reorganizations.

Category Event Driven
Performance Rating Average
Risk Rating Below Average
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol ARBFX
Share Class Class R
Index ICE BofA US 3-Month T Bill TR IX

Performance

ARBFX had a total return of 4.27% in the past year. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 3.77%, including dividends.

Other Share Classes

These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.

Symbol Share Class Expense Ratio
ARBNX Class I 1.35%
ARGAX Class A 1.60%
ARBCX Class C 2.35%

Top 10 Holdings

55.45% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC - Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio MVRXX 11.27%
State Street U.S. Government Money Market Portfolio GVMXX 11.27%
Hess Corporation HES 5.02%
Water Island Event-Driven Fund Class I AEDNX 4.77%
Amedisys, Inc. AMED 4.62%
Kellanova K 4.11%
MORGAN STANLEY PRIME BROKER US n/a 3.75%
DS Smith Plc SMDS 3.58%
Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc. EDR 3.53%
Albertsons Companies, Inc. ACI 3.52%
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Dividend History

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Dec 18, 2024 $0.12121 Dec 19, 2024
Dec 14, 2023 $0.24409 Dec 15, 2023
Dec 15, 2022 $0.44831 Dec 16, 2022
Dec 17, 2020 $0.88524 Dec 18, 2020
Dec 19, 2019 $0.27464 Dec 20, 2019
Dec 13, 2018 $0.15508 Dec 14, 2018
Full Dividend History