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
3076
$304K
3077
$304K
3078
$304K
3079
$303K
3080
$302K
3081
$302K
3082
$301K
3083
$301K
3084
$301K
3085
$301K
3086
$301K
3087
$300K
3088
$299K
3089
$299K
3090
$298K
3091
$298K
3092
$297K
3093
$296K
3094
$296K
3095
$295K
3096
$295K
3097
$294K
3098
$292K
3099
$292K
3100
$291K