3,515 hedge funds and large institutions have $255B invested in Merck in 2024 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 254 funds opening new positions, 1,405 increasing their positions, 1,482 reducing their positions, and 110 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:

more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10:

more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $ | Put options by funds: $

more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $ → $

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3,4153,515 (+100)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,405 | Existing positions reduced: 1,482

1.42% less ownership

Funds ownership: 77.95%76.53% (-1.4%)

Holders
3,515
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
240
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$2.99B
Puts
$2.28B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Buyers

1 +$1.24B
2 +$1B
3 +$774M
4
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
+$743M
5
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$683M

Top Sellers

1 -$5.11B
2 -$2.47B
3 -$591M
4
Two Sigma Advisers
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
-$348M
5
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
-$294M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
2476
$721K
2477
$721K
2478
$720K
2479
$720K
2480
$718K
2481
$716K
2482
$715K
2483
$715K
2484
$713K
2485
$711K
2486
$710K
2487
$709K
2488
$707K
2489
$707K
2490
$706K
2491
$706K
2492
$704K
2493
$704K
2494
$702K
2495
$701K
2496
$700K
2497
$698K
2498
$695K
2499
$695K
2500
$694K