3,603 hedge funds and large institutions have $197B invested in Merck in 2024 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 392 funds opening new positions, 1,319 increasing their positions, 1,572 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: $222B → $197B (-$24.8B)

16% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,319 | Existing positions reduced: 1,572

36% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11473 (-41)

Holders
3,603
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 +$1.03B
2 +$572M
3 +$509M
4
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
+$465M
5
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$462M

Top Sellers

1 -$1.27B
2 -$1.03B
3 -$755M
4
Amundi
Amundi
France
-$674M
5
DZ Bank
DZ Bank
Germany
-$424M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
2926
$341K
2927
$341K
2928
$340K
2929
$339K
2930
$339K
2931
$338K
2932
$338K
2933
$338K
2934
$338K
2935
$338K
2936
$337K
2937
$337K
2938
$337K
2939
$337K
2940
$337K
2941
$337K
2942
$335K
2943
$335K
2944
$333K
2945
$333K
2946
$333K
2947
$332K
2948
$332K
2949
$331K
2950
$331K