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
1551
$2.75M
1552
$2.74M
1553
$2.74M
1554
$2.74M
1555
$2.73M
1556
$2.73M
1557
$2.73M
1558
$2.73M
1559
$2.73M
1560
$2.73M
1561
$2.73M
1562
$2.72M
1563
$2.72M
1564
$2.72M
1565
$2.71M
1566
$2.71M
1567
$2.71M
1568
$2.7M
1569
$2.7M
1570
$2.69M
1571
$2.69M
1572
$2.69M
1573
$2.69M
1574
$2.68M
1575
$2.68M