2,675 hedge funds and large institutions have $143B invested in Merck in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 142 funds opening new positions, 1,262 increasing their positions, 1,006 reducing their positions, and 133 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: | Existing positions reduced:

more call options, than puts

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

more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:

less ownership

Funds ownership:

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 2,6982,675 (-23)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $155B → $143B (-$12.1B)

24% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11184 (-27)

Holders
2,675
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
84
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$1.4B
Puts
$1.22B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
26
$1.03B
27
$974M
28
$945M
29
$865M
30
$831M
31
$830M
32
$828M
33
$817M
34
$784M
35
$782M
36
$780M
37
$760M
38
$756M
39
$746M
40
$720M
41
$707M
42
$704M
43
$643M
44
$585M
45
$576M
46
$550M
47
$521M
48
$514M
49
$501M
50
$498M