2,532 hedge funds and large institutions have $175B invested in Merck in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 330 funds opening new positions, 1,004 increasing their positions, 930 reducing their positions, and 67 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 funds holding

Funds holding:

more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $ → $

8% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,004 | Existing positions reduced: 930

0.31% more ownership

Funds ownership: 78.98%79.29% (+0.31%)

18% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.62B | Put options by funds: $1.98B

Holders
2,532
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
208
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$1.62B
Puts
$1.98B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Buyers

1 +$403M
2 +$387M
3 +$354M
4
Two Sigma Advisers
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
+$245M
5
N
Nuveen
North Carolina
+$195M

Top Sellers

1 -$1.61B
2 -$418M
3 -$267M
4
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
-$202M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$191M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
676
$7.96M
677
$7.96M
678
$7.93M
679
$7.92M
680
$7.87M
681
$7.83M
682
$7.82M
683
$7.8M
684
$7.78M
685
$7.74M
686
$7.74M
687
$7.66M
688
$7.62M
689
$7.62M
690
$7.58M
691
$7.57M
692
$7.55M
693
$7.55M
694
$7.54M
695
$7.51M
696
$7.48M
697
$7.46M
698
$7.44M
699
$7.38M
700
$7.37M