3,525 hedge funds and large institutions have $242B invested in Merck in 2024 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 178 funds opening new positions, 1,597 increasing their positions, 1,357 reducing their positions, and 117 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 repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: | Existing positions reduced:

more ownership

Funds ownership:

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3,5173,525 (+8)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $256B → $242B (-$13.8B)

20% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 240192 (-48)

Holders
3,525
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
192
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$1.96B
Puts
$1.64B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Buyers

1 +$673M
2 +$606M
3 +$497M
4
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
+$479M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$405M

Top Sellers

1 -$1.72B
2 -$823M
3 -$608M
4
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
-$431M
5
N
Nuveen
North Carolina
-$341M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
1826
$1.72M
1827
$1.72M
1828
$1.72M
1829
$1.72M
1830
$1.71M
1831
$1.71M
1832
$1.71M
1833
$1.7M
1834
$1.7M
1835
$1.7M
1836
$1.7M
1837
$1.7M
1838
$1.69M
1839
$1.69M
1840
$1.69M
1841
$1.69M
1842
$1.68M
1843
$1.68M
1844
$1.68M
1845
$1.68M
1846
$1.67M
1847
$1.67M
1848
$1.67M
1849
$1.66M
1850
$1.66M