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
1676
$1.62M
1677
$1.62M
1678
$1.61M
1679
$1.61M
1680
$1.61M
1681
$1.6M
1682
$1.6M
1683
$1.6M
1684
$1.6M
1685
$1.6M
1686
$1.59M
1687
$1.59M
1688
$1.59M
1689
$1.58M
1690
$1.58M
1691
$1.58M
1692
$1.58M
1693
$1.57M
1694
$1.57M
1695
$1.57M
1696
$1.57M
1697
$1.57M
1698
$1.56M
1699
$1.56M
1700
$1.55M