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
1026
$4.69M
1027
$4.69M
1028
$4.69M
1029
$4.66M
1030
$4.66M
1031
$4.66M
1032
$4.65M
1033
$4.65M
1034
$4.65M
1035
$4.64M
1036
$4.64M
1037
$4.63M
1038
$4.63M
1039
$4.63M
1040
$4.62M
1041
$4.61M
1042
$4.59M
1043
$4.58M
1044
$4.58M
1045
$4.57M
1046
$4.53M
1047
$4.51M
1048
$4.5M
1049
$4.5M
1050
$4.5M