3,603 hedge funds and large institutions have $197B invested in Merck in 2024 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 392 funds opening new positions, 1,319 increasing their positions, 1,572 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: $222B → $197B (-$24.8B)

16% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,319 | Existing positions reduced: 1,572

36% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11473 (-41)

Holders
3,603
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
73
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 +$1.03B
2 +$572M
3 +$509M
4
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
+$465M
5
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$462M

Top Sellers

1 -$1.27B
2 -$1.03B
3 -$755M
4
Amundi
Amundi
France
-$674M
5
DZ Bank
DZ Bank
Germany
-$424M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
1001
$4.87M
1002
$4.87M
1003
$4.87M
1004
$4.85M
1005
$4.85M
1006
$4.84M
1007
$4.84M
1008
$4.82M
1009
$4.81M
1010
$4.81M
1011
$4.79M
1012
$4.78M
1013
$4.78M
1014
$4.78M
1015
$4.77M
1016
$4.77M
1017
$4.77M
1018
$4.75M
1019
$4.75M
1020
$4.74M
1021
$4.74M
1022
$4.71M
1023
$4.71M
1024
$4.71M
1025
$4.69M