2,892 hedge funds and large institutions have $142B invested in Merck in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 386 funds opening new positions, 1,250 increasing their positions, 959 reducing their positions, and 91 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 repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: | Existing positions reduced:

more funds holding

Funds holding:

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $138B → $142B (+$3.32B)

0.53% more ownership

Funds ownership: 72.76%73.3% (+0.53%)

27% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8361 (-22)

Holders
2,892
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
61
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$3.26B
Puts
$2.06B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Sellers

1 -$481M
2 -$414M
3 -$389M
4
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
-$229M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$221M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
1551
$1.33M
1552
$1.32M
1553
$1.32M
1554
$1.32M
1555
$1.32M
1556
$1.32M
1557
$1.31M
1558
$1.31M
1559
$1.31M
1560
$1.31M
1561
$1.3M
1562
$1.3M
1563
$1.29M
1564
$1.29M
1565
$1.29M
1566
$1.29M
1567
$1.29M
1568
$1.29M
1569
$1.29M
1570
$1.28M
1571
$1.28M
1572
$1.28M
1573
$1.28M
1574
$1.28M
1575
$1.28M