2,676 hedge funds and large institutions have $143B invested in Merck in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 142 funds opening new positions, 1,263 increasing their positions, 1,006 reducing their positions, and 133 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: | Existing positions reduced:

more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $ | Put options by funds: $

more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:

less ownership

Funds ownership:

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 2,6992,676 (-23)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $155B → $143B (-$12.1B)

24% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11184 (-27)

Holders
2,676
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
84
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$1.4B
Puts
$1.22B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Sellers

1 -$834M
2 -$601M
3 -$464M
4
N
Nuveen
North Carolina
-$332M
5
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$311M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
1826
$753K
1827
$749K
1828
$749K
1829
$748K
1830
$748K
1831
$745K
1832
$744K
1833
$744K
1834
$740K
1835
$739K
1836
$738K
1837
$737K
1838
$736K
1839
$734K
1840
$733K
1841
$729K
1842
$726K
1843
$725K
1844
$722K
1845
$722K
1846
$722K
1847
$720K
1848
$718K
1849
$713K
1850
$713K