2,892 hedge funds and large institutions have $142B invested in Merck in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 386 funds opening new positions, 1,250 increasing their positions, 959 reducing their positions, and 91 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 repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: | Existing positions reduced:

more funds holding

Funds holding:

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $138B → $142B (+$3.32B)

0.53% more ownership

Funds ownership: 72.76%73.3% (+0.53%)

27% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8361 (-22)

Holders
2,892
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
61
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$3.26B
Puts
$2.06B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Sellers

1 -$481M
2 -$414M
3 -$389M
4
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
-$229M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$221M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
1076
$2.87M
1077
$2.87M
1078
$2.87M
1079
$2.87M
1080
$2.86M
1081
$2.86M
1082
$2.85M
1083
$2.85M
1084
$2.85M
1085
$2.85M
1086
$2.85M
1087
$2.83M
1088
$2.83M
1089
$2.82M
1090
$2.81M
1091
$2.81M
1092
$2.8M
1093
$2.8M
1094
$2.8M
1095
$2.79M
1096
$2.79M
1097
$2.79M
1098
$2.79M
1099
$2.78M
1100
$2.77M