VARBX Mutual Fund

VARBX Mutual Fund

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Fund Essentials - as of Dec 31, 2025

Net Assets
$1.6B
Expense Ratio
1.75%
Dividend Yield (Current)
5.89%
Holdings
180
Inception Date
Oct 1, 2015
Fund Family
First Trust Capital Management L.P
Investment Style
PRO
Asset Class
PRO
Legal Structure
PRO
Dividend Frequency
Annually

Performance

YTD+2.46%
1 Year+4.70%
3 Year+5.44%
5 Year+4.17%
10 Year+4.75%

Asset Allocation

Stocks: 92.24%
Cash: 7.68%
Other: 0.08%
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Top Holdings

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TickerNameWeight
CADECadence Bancorp Common Stock4.93%
CYBR:ILCyberark Software Ltd/Israel Common Stock4.04%
-Umb Money Market Ii Special3.77%
CMAComerica Inc.3.62%
CDAYCeridian Hcm Holding Inc3.60%
Top 10 Concentration: 32.01%Report Date: Dec 31, 2025
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Dividend Summary

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Dividend Yield (Current)
5.89%
Frequency
Annually
Latest Distribution
$0.89
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Peer Comparison

Benchmark
PRO
Peer outperformance: PRO
Category rank: PRO
This Mutual Fund
PRO
Peer Avg
PRO

VARBX Mutual Fund Overview

VARBX Mutual Fund (First Trust Merger Arbitrage Fund Class I) is managed by First Trust Capital Management L.P with $1.57B in net assets. VARBX expense ratio is 1.75%, holding 180 positions across sectors including Health Care, Financials, Information Technology. Inception date: 2015-10-01.

VARBX performance shows a YTD return of 2.46%. The 1-year return is 4.70% and the 5-year return is 4.17%. VARBX dividend yield stands at 5.89%, paid annually.

VARBX top holdings include Cadence Bancorp Common Stock (4.9%), Cyberark Software Ltd/Israel Common Stock (4.0%), Umb Money Market Ii Special (3.8%), Comerica Inc. (3.6%), Ceridian Hcm Holding Inc (3.6%). Go to all VARBX holdings, VARBX sectors, or VARBX dividends.

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