Merck
      
      
        
          MRK
        
        
      
    
  
          MRK
        
        
      3,520 hedge funds and large institutions have $242B invested in Merck in 2024 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 178 funds opening new positions, 1,593 increasing their positions, 1,357 reducing their positions, and 117 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 repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: | Existing positions reduced:
more ownership
Funds ownership: →
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 3,513 → 3,520 (+7)
5% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $255B → $242B (-$13.8B)
20% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 239 → 191 (-48)
    
      Holders
    
  
  
    
      
        
      
        3,520
      
    
      
    
  
    
      Holding in Top 10
    
  
  
    
      
        
      
        191
      
    
      
    
  
    
      Calls
    
  
  
    
      
        
      
        $1.96B
      
    
      
    
  
    
      Puts
    
  
  
    
      
        
      
        $1.64B
      
    
      
    
  
Top Buyers
| 1 | +$673M | |
| 2 | +$606M | |
| 3 | +$497M | |
| 4 | 
      Norges Bank
     
      
        Oslo,
      
      
        Norway
      
     | +$479M | 
| 5 | 
      Bank of America
     
      
        Charlotte,
      
      
        North Carolina
      
     | +$405M | 
Top Sellers
| 1 | -$1.72B | |
| 2 | -$823M | |
| 3 | -$608M | |
| 4 |   
      Franklin Resources
     
      
        San Mateo,
      
      
        California
      
     | -$431M | 
| 5 | 
      Nuveen Asset Management
     
      
        Chicago,
      
      
        Illinois
      
     | -$341M |