2,896 hedge funds and large institutions have $142B invested in Merck in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 387 funds opening new positions, 1,251 increasing their positions, 960 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 (+$3.31B)

0.53% more ownership

Funds ownership: 72.87%73.39% (+0.53%)

26% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8462 (-22)

Holders
2,896
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
62
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
1626
$1.19M
1627
$1.19M
1628
$1.18M
1629
$1.18M
1630
$1.18M
1631
$1.17M
1632
$1.17M
1633
$1.17M
1634
$1.16M
1635
$1.16M
1636
$1.16M
1637
$1.16M
1638
$1.15M
1639
$1.15M
1640
$1.15M
1641
$1.14M
1642
$1.14M
1643
$1.14M
1644
$1.14M
1645
$1.14M
1646
$1.14M
1647
$1.13M
1648
$1.13M
1649
$1.13M
1650
$1.12M