3,576 hedge funds and large institutions have $196B invested in Merck in 2024 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 380 funds opening new positions, 1,310 increasing their positions, 1,570 reducing their positions, and 207 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 funds holding

Funds holding:

more ownership

Funds ownership:

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $221B → $196B (-$24.8B)

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,310 | Existing positions reduced: 1,570

36% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11372 (-41)

Holders
3,576
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
72
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$1.8B
Puts
$1.56B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Buyers

1 +$997M
2 +$552M
3 +$491M
4
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
+$449M
5
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$446M

Top Sellers

1 -$1.23B
2 -$991M
3 -$729M
4
Amundi
Amundi
France
-$652M
5
DZ Bank
DZ Bank
Germany
-$409M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
1576
$1.88M
1577
$1.88M
1578
$1.88M
1579
$1.88M
1580
$1.88M
1581
$1.87M
1582
$1.87M
1583
$1.86M
1584
$1.86M
1585
$1.86M
1586
$1.86M
1587
$1.86M
1588
$1.85M
1589
$1.85M
1590
$1.85M
1591
$1.85M
1592
$1.85M
1593
$1.83M
1594
$1.83M
1595
$1.83M
1596
$1.83M
1597
$1.83M
1598
$1.82M
1599
$1.82M
1600
$1.81M