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
1926
$613K
1927
$612K
1928
$612K
1929
$610K
1930
$609K
1931
$608K
1932
$608K
1933
$608K
1934
$608K
1935
$606K
1936
$604K
1937
$604K
1938
$603K
1939
$602K
1940
$602K
1941
$601K
1942
$600K
1943
$600K
1944
$599K
1945
$597K
1946
$597K
1947
$595K
1948
$592K
1949
$592K
1950
$592K