3,515 hedge funds and large institutions have $255B invested in Merck in 2024 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 254 funds opening new positions, 1,405 increasing their positions, 1,482 reducing their positions, and 110 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:

more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10:

more call options, than puts

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

more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $ → $

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3,4153,515 (+100)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,405 | Existing positions reduced: 1,482

1.42% less ownership

Funds ownership: 77.95%76.53% (-1.4%)

Holders
3,515
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
240
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$2.99B
Puts
$2.28B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Buyers

1 +$1.24B
2 +$1B
3 +$774M
4
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
+$743M
5
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$683M

Top Sellers

1 -$5.11B
2 -$2.47B
3 -$591M
4
Two Sigma Advisers
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
-$348M
5
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
-$294M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
126
$220M
127
$219M
128
$218M
129
$216M
130
$212M
131
$210M
132
$209M
133
$208M
134
$208M
135
$206M
136
$205M
137
$203M
138
$199M
139
$198M
140
$194M
141
$193M
142
$193M
143
$192M
144
$192M
145
$191M
146
$189M
147
$189M
148
$187M
149
$182M
150
$180M