3,584 hedge funds and large institutions have $196B invested in Merck in 2024 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 385 funds opening new positions, 1,313 increasing their positions, 1,570 reducing their positions, and 207 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 funds holding

Funds holding:

more ownership

Funds ownership:

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $221B → $196B (-$24.7B)

16% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,313 | Existing positions reduced: 1,570

36% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11473 (-41)

Holders
3,584
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
73
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$1.8B
Puts
$1.56B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Buyers

1 +$997M
2 +$552M
3 +$491M
4
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
+$449M
5
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$446M

Top Sellers

1 -$1.23B
2 -$991M
3 -$729M
4
Amundi
Amundi
France
-$652M
5
DZ Bank
DZ Bank
Germany
-$409M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
2601
$490K
2602
$490K
2603
$490K
2604
$490K
2605
$489K
2606
$489K
2607
$488K
2608
$487K
2609
$486K
2610
$484K
2611
$483K
2612
$483K
2613
$482K
2614
$481K
2615
$481K
2616
$481K
2617
$480K
2618
$480K
2619
$480K
2620
$479K
2621
$479K
2622
$478K
2623
$478K
2624
$478K
2625
$477K