3,522 hedge funds and large institutions have $256B invested in Merck in 2024 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 255 funds opening new positions, 1,406 increasing their positions, 1,486 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: 3,4223,522 (+100)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,406 | Existing positions reduced: 1,486

1.44% less ownership

Funds ownership: 77.99%76.55% (-1.4%)

Holders
3,522
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
241
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 +$1.16B
2 +$934M
3 +$723M
4
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
+$694M
5
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$638M

Top Sellers

1 -$4.78B
2 -$2.35B
3 -$591M
4
Two Sigma Advisers
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
-$325M
5
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
-$275M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
2526
$667K
2527
$666K
2528
$663K
2529
$659K
2530
$659K
2531
$657K
2532
$657K
2533
$657K
2534
$656K
2535
$656K
2536
$654K
2537
$653K
2538
$651K
2539
$649K
2540
$648K
2541
$647K
2542
$647K
2543
$646K
2544
$644K
2545
$643K
2546
$643K
2547
$642K
2548
$641K
2549
$641K
2550
$641K