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
2801
$380K
2802
$379K
2803
$378K
2804
$377K
2805
$376K
2806
$376K
2807
$375K
2808
$375K
2809
$375K
2810
$374K
2811
$374K
2812
$373K
2813
$373K
2814
$372K
2815
$372K
2816
$372K
2817
$371K
2818
$371K
2819
$371K
2820
$370K
2821
$370K
2822
$370K
2823
$370K
2824
$370K
2825
$370K