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
1676
$1.61M
1677
$1.6M
1678
$1.6M
1679
$1.6M
1680
$1.6M
1681
$1.6M
1682
$1.59M
1683
$1.59M
1684
$1.59M
1685
$1.58M
1686
$1.58M
1687
$1.58M
1688
$1.58M
1689
$1.57M
1690
$1.57M
1691
$1.57M
1692
$1.57M
1693
$1.57M
1694
$1.56M
1695
$1.56M
1696
$1.55M
1697
$1.55M
1698
$1.55M
1699
$1.54M
1700
$1.54M