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
2676
$453K
2677
$452K
2678
$452K
2679
$451K
2680
$451K
2681
$450K
2682
$449K
2683
$449K
2684
$448K
2685
$446K
2686
$445K
2687
$445K
2688
$445K
2689
$445K
2690
$444K
2691
$444K
2692
$444K
2693
$440K
2694
$439K
2695
$439K
2696
$439K
2697
$439K
2698
$439K
2699
$439K
2700
$438K