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
1051
$4.5M
1052
$4.49M
1053
$4.48M
1054
$4.48M
1055
$4.48M
1056
$4.47M
1057
$4.46M
1058
$4.46M
1059
$4.45M
1060
$4.44M
1061
$4.44M
1062
$4.43M
1063
$4.42M
1064
$4.42M
1065
$4.41M
1066
$4.41M
1067
$4.39M
1068
$4.37M
1069
$4.37M
1070
$4.36M
1071
$4.33M
1072
$4.33M
1073
$4.33M
1074
$4.32M
1075
$4.3M