3,515 hedge funds and large institutions have $255B invested in Merck in 2024 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 254 funds opening new positions, 1,405 increasing their positions, 1,482 reducing their positions, and 110 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:

more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10:

more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $ | Put options by funds: $

more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $ → $

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3,4153,515 (+100)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,405 | Existing positions reduced: 1,482

1.42% less ownership

Funds ownership: 77.95%76.53% (-1.4%)

Holders
3,515
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
240
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$2.99B
Puts
$2.28B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Buyers

1 +$1.24B
2 +$1B
3 +$774M
4
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
+$743M
5
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$683M

Top Sellers

1 -$5.11B
2 -$2.47B
3 -$591M
4
Two Sigma Advisers
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
-$348M
5
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
-$294M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
2901
$393K
2902
$392K
2903
$391K
2904
$391K
2905
$390K
2906
$390K
2907
$389K
2908
$388K
2909
$388K
2910
$388K
2911
$385K
2912
$385K
2913
$384K
2914
$384K
2915
$384K
2916
$384K
2917
$383K
2918
$383K
2919
$383K
2920
$383K
2921
$382K
2922
$381K
2923
$381K
2924
$380K
2925
$380K