3,592 hedge funds and large institutions have $196B invested in Merck in 2024 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 389 funds opening new positions, 1,314 increasing their positions, 1,572 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 (-$24.7B)

16% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,314 | Existing positions reduced: 1,572

36% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11473 (-41)

Holders
3,592
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
73
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 +$1.03B
2 +$572M
3 +$509M
4
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
+$465M
5
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$462M

Top Sellers

1 -$1.27B
2 -$1.03B
3 -$755M
4
Amundi
Amundi
France
-$674M
5
DZ Bank
DZ Bank
Germany
-$424M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
1601
$1.83M
1602
$1.82M
1603
$1.82M
1604
$1.81M
1605
$1.81M
1606
$1.81M
1607
$1.81M
1608
$1.8M
1609
$1.8M
1610
$1.8M
1611
$1.79M
1612
$1.79M
1613
$1.79M
1614
$1.79M
1615
$1.79M
1616
$1.78M
1617
$1.77M
1618
$1.77M
1619
$1.76M
1620
$1.76M
1621
$1.75M
1622
$1.75M
1623
$1.74M
1624
$1.74M
1625
$1.74M