3,525 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, 1,597 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: 3,5173,525 (+8)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $256B → $242B (-$13.8B)

20% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 240192 (-48)

Holders
3,525
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
192
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$1.96B
Puts
$1.64B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Buyers

1 +$673M
2 +$606M
3 +$497M
4
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
+$479M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$405M

Top Sellers

1 -$1.72B
2 -$823M
3 -$608M
4
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
-$431M
5
N
Nuveen
North Carolina
-$341M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
851
$9.07M
852
$9.07M
853
$9.03M
854
$9.03M
855
$9.01M
856
$8.97M
857
$8.97M
858
$8.97M
859
$8.96M
860
$8.93M
861
$8.91M
862
$8.9M
863
$8.89M
864
$8.86M
865
$8.82M
866
$8.75M
867
$8.74M
868
$8.74M
869
$8.7M
870
$8.66M
871
$8.6M
872
$8.58M
873
$8.57M
874
$8.53M
875
$8.45M