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
1626
$1.73M
1627
$1.73M
1628
$1.73M
1629
$1.73M
1630
$1.73M
1631
$1.72M
1632
$1.72M
1633
$1.72M
1634
$1.72M
1635
$1.72M
1636
$1.72M
1637
$1.71M
1638
$1.71M
1639
$1.71M
1640
$1.71M
1641
$1.7M
1642
$1.7M
1643
$1.69M
1644
$1.69M
1645
$1.69M
1646
$1.68M
1647
$1.68M
1648
$1.68M
1649
$1.67M
1650
$1.67M