2,892 hedge funds and large institutions have $142B invested in Merck in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 386 funds opening new positions, 1,250 increasing their positions, 959 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 (+$3.32B)

0.53% more ownership

Funds ownership: 72.76%73.3% (+0.53%)

27% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8361 (-22)

Holders
2,892
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 -$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
2751
$94K
2752
$94K
2753
$94K
2754
$93K
2755
$92K
2756
$92K
2757
$92K
2758
$91K
2759
$91K
2760
$90K
2761
$89K
2762
$89K
2763
$88K
2764
$88K
2765
$86.3K
2766
$86K
2767
$84.9K
2768
$84K
2769
$80.8K
2770
$77.3K
2771
$77K
2772
$77K
2773
$77K
2774
$77K
2775
$77K