2,889 hedge funds and large institutions have $141B invested in Merck in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 384 funds opening new positions, 1,250 increasing their positions, 958 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 → $141B (+$3.33B)

0.54% more ownership

Funds ownership: 72.74%73.27% (+0.54%)

27% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8361 (-22)

Holders
2,889
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
61
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 -$463M
2 -$399M
3 -$374M
4
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
-$220M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$213M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
2601
$235K
2602
$235K
2603
$235K
2604
$234K
2605
$233K
2606
$233K
2607
$233K
2608
$233K
2609
$233K
2610
$231K
2611
$230K
2612
$230K
2613
$230K
2614
$230K
2615
$230K
2616
$230K
2617
$230K
2618
$230K
2619
$229K
2620
$229K
2621
$228K
2622
$228K
2623
$227K
2624
$227K
2625
$227K