3,526 hedge funds and large institutions have $256B invested in Merck in 2024 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 257 funds opening new positions, 1,406 increasing their positions, 1,488 reducing their positions, and 111 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 call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $ | Put options by funds: $

more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $ → $

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3,4253,526 (+101)

6% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,406 | Existing positions reduced: 1,488

1.37% less ownership

Funds ownership: 78.04%76.67% (-1.4%)

Holders
3,526
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
242
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$2.99B
Puts
$2.28B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Buyers

1 +$1.16B
2 +$934M
3 +$723M
4
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
+$694M
5
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$638M

Top Sellers

1 -$4.78B
2 -$2.35B
3 -$591M
4
Two Sigma Advisers
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
-$325M
5
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
-$275M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
1151
$5.09M
1152
$5.08M
1153
$5.07M
1154
$5.07M
1155
$5.04M
1156
$5.03M
1157
$5.03M
1158
$5.02M
1159
$5.02M
1160
$5.01M
1161
$5M
1162
$4.98M
1163
$4.97M
1164
$4.96M
1165
$4.96M
1166
$4.95M
1167
$4.95M
1168
$4.95M
1169
$4.94M
1170
$4.93M
1171
$4.9M
1172
$4.9M
1173
$4.9M
1174
$4.9M
1175
$4.89M