2,679 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, 1,264 increasing their positions, 1,007 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: 2,7022,679 (-23)

8% less capital invested

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

23% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11185 (-26)

Holders
2,679
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
85
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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
126
$149M
127
$148M
128
$148M
129
$147M
130
$143M
131
$142M
132
$141M
133
$137M
134
$136M
135
$134M
136
$132M
137
$125M
138
$125M
139
$122M
140
$121M
141
$120M
142
$120M
143
$119M
144
$118M
145
$118M
146
$117M
147
$116M
148
$115M
149
$114M
150
$114M