2,896 hedge funds and large institutions have $142B invested in Merck in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 387 funds opening new positions, 1,251 increasing their positions, 960 reducing their positions, and 91 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:

more call options, than puts

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

more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: | Existing positions reduced:

more funds holding

Funds holding:

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $138B → $142B (+$3.31B)

0.53% more ownership

Funds ownership: 72.87%73.39% (+0.53%)

26% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8462 (-22)

Holders
2,896
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
62
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$3.26B
Puts
$2.06B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Sellers

1 -$481M
2 -$414M
3 -$389M
4
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
-$229M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$221M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
2526
$267K
2527
$267K
2528
$266K
2529
$266K
2530
$266K
2531
$265K
2532
$265K
2533
$265K
2534
$265K
2535
$265K
2536
$264K
2537
$264K
2538
$263K
2539
$262K
2540
$262K
2541
$261K
2542
$261K
2543
$261K
2544
$261K
2545
$261K
2546
$260K
2547
$260K
2548
$260K
2549
$260K
2550
$259K