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
1251
$3.13M
1252
$3.12M
1253
$3.12M
1254
$3.11M
1255
$3.11M
1256
$3.1M
1257
$3.09M
1258
$3.08M
1259
$3.07M
1260
$3.07M
1261
$3.07M
1262
$3.07M
1263
$3.07M
1264
$3.07M
1265
$3.06M
1266
$3.06M
1267
$3.06M
1268
$3.06M
1269
$3.06M
1270
$3.05M
1271
$3.05M
1272
$3.04M
1273
$3.03M
1274
$3.03M
1275
$3.03M