Meridian Hedged Equity C (MRCEX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD

12.94

+0.05 (0.39%)

At close: Oct 15, 2026

Fund Assets	34.32M
Expense Ratio	2.312%
Min. Investment	$2,500
Turnover	36.00%
Dividend (ttm)	0.06
Dividend Yield	0.47%
Dividend Growth	n/a
Payout Frequency	Annual
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 19, 2025

Previous Close	12.89
YTD Return	8.74%
1-Year Return	10.03%
5-Year Return	36.40%
52-Week Low	11.67
52-Week High	13.04
Beta (5Y)	0.66
Holdings	87
Inception Date	Jul 1, 2015

About MRCEX

Meridian Hedged Equity Fund Class C is a mutual fund designed to achieve long-term capital growth while managing portfolio volatility. The fund primarily invests in a diversified mix of equity securities, using a combination of long positions and risk-managed strategies such as covered call options. This approach seeks to optimize returns by targeting quality growth companies with established competitive advantages, attractive market opportunities, and experienced management teams. The fund’s portfolio construction leans on active, fundamental research and opportunistic adjustments to equity exposures, aiming to provide a margin of safety against downside risk through the monetization of market volatility. Meridian Hedged Equity Fund Class C benchmarks its performance against the S&P 500 Index and is tailored for investors seeking capital appreciation with a measure of risk reduction in equity markets. The fund notably balances potential capital growth with income generation and downside protection, making it a unique player in the hedged equity segment of the market.

Fund Family Meridian

Category Options Trading

Performance Rating Above Average

Risk Rating Above Average

Stock Exchange Nasdaq

Ticker Symbol MRCEX

Share Class Class C

Index S&P 500 TR

Performance

MRCEX had a total return of 10.03% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 13.41%.

Equivalent Funds

These are funds that follow the same index from the other major fund companies.

Symbol	Provider	Name	Expense Ratio
FCAKX	Fidelity	Fidelity Capital Appreciation K	0.61%
FDCAX	Fidelity	Fidelity Capital Appreciation Fund	0.64%

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
MEIFX	Legacy Class	1.27%
MRIEX	Investor Class	1.27%
MRAEX	Class A	1.52%

Top 10 Holdings

57.38% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
Goldman Sachs FS Government Instl	FGTXX	16.33%
CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.	CRWD	8.59%
DraftKings Inc.	DKNG	4.99%
Aurora Innovation, Inc.	AUR	4.78%
Clear Secure, Inc.	YOU	4.67%
Electronic Arts, Inc.	EA	4.31%
Brookfield Asset Management Ltd.	BAM	3.75%
FedEx Corporation	FDX	3.53%
D.R. Horton, Inc.	DHI	3.38%
Fiserv, Inc.	FISV	3.05%

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Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Dec 19, 2025	$0.81618	Dec 19, 2025
Dec 20, 2024	$1.8164	Dec 20, 2024
Dec 21, 2023	$0.06026	Dec 21, 2023
Dec 21, 2022	$1.04866	Dec 21, 2022
Dec 18, 2020	$2.14331	Dec 18, 2020
Dec 20, 2019	$5.88282	Dec 20, 2019

Full Dividend History