3,526 hedge funds and large institutions have $256B invested in Merck in 2024 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 257 funds opening new positions, 1,406 increasing their positions, 1,488 reducing their positions, and 111 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: 3,4253,526 (+101)

6% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,406 | Existing positions reduced: 1,488

1.37% less ownership

Funds ownership: 78.04%76.67% (-1.4%)

Holders
3,526
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
242
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 +$1.16B
2 +$934M
3 +$723M
4
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
+$694M
5
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$638M

Top Sellers

1 -$4.78B
2 -$2.35B
3 -$591M
4
Two Sigma Advisers
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
-$325M
5
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
-$275M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
1526
$2.83M
1527
$2.83M
1528
$2.83M
1529
$2.81M
1530
$2.81M
1531
$2.81M
1532
$2.8M
1533
$2.8M
1534
$2.8M
1535
$2.8M
1536
$2.8M
1537
$2.79M
1538
$2.79M
1539
$2.79M
1540
$2.78M
1541
$2.77M
1542
$2.77M
1543
$2.77M
1544
$2.76M
1545
$2.76M
1546
$2.76M
1547
$2.76M
1548
$2.76M
1549
$2.75M
1550
$2.75M