2,530 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, 1,003 increasing their positions, 929 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: 1,003 | Existing positions reduced: 929

0.32% more ownership

Funds ownership: 78.88%79.21% (+0.32%)

18% less call options, than puts

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

Holders
2,530
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
207
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 +$426M
2 +$409M
3 +$374M
4
Two Sigma Advisers
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
+$258M
5
N
Nuveen
North Carolina
+$206M

Top Sellers

1 -$1.7B
2 -$442M
3 -$282M
4
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
-$213M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$202M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
926
$4.21M
927
$4.21M
928
$4.2M
929
$4.2M
930
$4.19M
931
$4.18M
932
$4.16M
933
$4.16M
934
$4.16M
935
$4.15M
936
$4.14M
937
$4.14M
938
$4.14M
939
$4.14M
940
$4.13M
941
$4.13M
942
$4.13M
943
$4.12M
944
$4.12M
945
$4.11M
946
$4.09M
947
$4.09M
948
$4.09M
949
$4.09M
950
$4.08M