3,522 hedge funds and large institutions have $256B invested in Merck in 2024 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 255 funds opening new positions, 1,406 increasing their positions, 1,486 reducing their positions, and 110 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: 3,4223,522 (+100)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,406 | Existing positions reduced: 1,486

1.44% less ownership

Funds ownership: 77.99%76.55% (-1.4%)

Holders
3,522
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
241
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
1626
$2.46M
1627
$2.44M
1628
$2.44M
1629
$2.44M
1630
$2.43M
1631
$2.43M
1632
$2.43M
1633
$2.42M
1634
$2.41M
1635
$2.41M
1636
$2.41M
1637
$2.4M
1638
$2.39M
1639
$2.39M
1640
$2.39M
1641
$2.38M
1642
$2.38M
1643
$2.38M
1644
$2.38M
1645
$2.38M
1646
$2.36M
1647
$2.36M
1648
$2.35M
1649
$2.35M
1650
$2.34M