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
3226
$231K
3227
$231K
3228
$231K
3229
$230K
3230
$230K
3231
$230K
3232
$230K
3233
$230K
3234
$229K
3235
$229K
3236
$228K
3237
$228K
3238
$228K
3239
$227K
3240
$227K
3241
$227K
3242
$227K
3243
$226K
3244
$226K
3245
$226K
3246
$226K
3247
$226K
3248
$225K
3249
$225K
3250
$225K