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
126
$148M
127
$148M
128
$147M
129
$143M
130
$142M
131
$141M
132
$137M
133
$136M
134
$134M
135
$132M
136
$125M
137
$125M
138
$122M
139
$121M
140
$120M
141
$120M
142
$119M
143
$118M
144
$118M
145
$117M
146
$116M
147
$115M
148
$114M
149
$114M
150
$113M