2,676 hedge funds and large institutions have $143B invested in Merck in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 142 funds opening new positions, 1,263 increasing their positions, 1,006 reducing their positions, and 133 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: | Existing positions reduced:

more call options, than puts

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

more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:

less ownership

Funds ownership:

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 2,6992,676 (-23)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $155B → $143B (-$12.1B)

24% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11184 (-27)

Holders
2,676
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
84
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$1.4B
Puts
$1.22B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Sellers

1 -$834M
2 -$601M
3 -$464M
4
N
Nuveen
North Carolina
-$332M
5
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$311M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
1251
$2.1M
1252
$2.1M
1253
$2.1M
1254
$2.1M
1255
$2.09M
1256
$2.09M
1257
$2.08M
1258
$2.07M
1259
$2.05M
1260
$2.05M
1261
$2.05M
1262
$2.05M
1263
$2.05M
1264
$2.04M
1265
$2.04M
1266
$2.04M
1267
$2.04M
1268
$2.03M
1269
$2.02M
1270
$2.02M
1271
$2.02M
1272
$2.01M
1273
$2.01M
1274
$2.01M
1275
$2M