A Leader in Global Event Driven Investing for Over 30 Years
With a proven track record of identifying profitable event-driven opportunities and a primary emphasis on preservation of capital, Westchester Capital Management has been an industry leader for over 30 years.
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Westchester Capital Management (WCM) is a registered investment adviser specializing in liquid alternative investment strategies. We manage a variety of investment portfolios using a combination of strategies to invest in publicly announced event opportunities such as mergers, acquisitions, takeovers, spin-offs and other corporate reorganizations, with the goal of profiting from the timely completion of these transactions.
Our investment management process is designed to deliver consistent results with low correlation to broader market returns, thereby lowering overall portfolio risk and potentially enhancing returns for a diversified portfolio.
Latest News & Commentary from Westchester Capital
Westchester Capital Q3 Review
Portfolio Managers Roy Behren and Mike Shannon discuss the drivers behind our funds’ Q3 performance and offer their insights on the global markets in our Q3 Quarterly Review for shareholders.
WCM Market Update
Portfolio Managers Roy Behren and Mike Shannon offer their insights on recent developments in the merger arbitrage environment.
Seeking Alpha
Why MERFX? Josh Ortner’s Seeking Alpha piece, “MERFX Provides Investors A Market Arbitrage Opportunity,” highlights The Merger Fund’s consistent performance over the last three decades and low correlation to equities through its underlying strategy of merger arbitrage.
The Merger Fund – Institutional Class (MERIX) has a five-star Morningstar rating out of 113 market-neutral funds, based upon risk-adjusted returns, as of 9/30/19. The Merger Fund – Investor Class (MERFX) has a four-star Morningstar rating out of 113 market-neutral funds, based upon risk-adjusted returns, as of 9/30/19. The overall Morningstar Rating is derived from a weighted average of the funds' 3, 5 and 10-year Morningstar Rating metrics.