3,585 hedge funds and large institutions have $196B invested in Merck in 2024 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 385 funds opening new positions, 1,314 increasing their positions, 1,570 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: $221B → $196B (-$24.7B)

16% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,314 | Existing positions reduced: 1,570

36% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11473 (-41)

Holders
3,585
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 +$997M
2 +$552M
3 +$491M
4
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
+$449M
5
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$446M

Top Sellers

1 -$1.23B
2 -$991M
3 -$729M
4
Amundi
Amundi
France
-$652M
5
DZ Bank
DZ Bank
Germany
-$409M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
1426
$2.38M
1427
$2.38M
1428
$2.38M
1429
$2.38M
1430
$2.37M
1431
$2.35M
1432
$2.35M
1433
$2.35M
1434
$2.33M
1435
$2.33M
1436
$2.33M
1437
$2.33M
1438
$2.32M
1439
$2.32M
1440
$2.31M
1441
$2.31M
1442
$2.3M
1443
$2.3M
1444
$2.3M
1445
$2.3M
1446
$2.3M
1447
$2.3M
1448
$2.29M
1449
$2.28M
1450
$2.28M