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
976
$3.85M
977
$3.85M
978
$3.84M
979
$3.83M
980
$3.82M
981
$3.82M
982
$3.81M
983
$3.79M
984
$3.78M
985
$3.76M
986
$3.74M
987
$3.7M
988
$3.69M
989
$3.68M
990
$3.68M
991
$3.66M
992
$3.66M
993
$3.65M
994
$3.64M
995
$3.64M
996
$3.63M
997
$3.62M
998
$3.62M
999
$3.62M
1000
$3.61M