3,576 hedge funds and large institutions have $196B invested in Merck in 2024 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 380 funds opening new positions, 1,310 increasing their positions, 1,570 reducing their positions, and 207 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 funds holding

Funds holding:

more ownership

Funds ownership:

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $221B → $196B (-$24.8B)

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,310 | Existing positions reduced: 1,570

36% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11372 (-41)

Holders
3,576
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
72
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$1.8B
Puts
$1.56B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Buyers

1 +$997M
2 +$552M
3 +$491M
4
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
+$449M
5
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$446M

Top Sellers

1 -$1.23B
2 -$991M
3 -$729M
4
Amundi
Amundi
France
-$652M
5
DZ Bank
DZ Bank
Germany
-$409M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
76
$402M
77
$377M
78
$356M
79
$350M
80
$339M
81
$333M
82
$333M
83
$328M
84
$319M
85
$319M
86
$314M
87
$313M
88
$310M
89
$308M
90
$308M
91
$306M
92
$283M
93
$275M
94
$266M
95
$264M
96
$263M
97
$260M
98
$255M
99
$246M
100
$244M