3,577 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, 1,311 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)

16% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,311 | Existing positions reduced: 1,570

36% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11372 (-41)

Holders
3,577
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
1926
$1.16M
1927
$1.16M
1928
$1.16M
1929
$1.16M
1930
$1.15M
1931
$1.15M
1932
$1.15M
1933
$1.15M
1934
$1.14M
1935
$1.14M
1936
$1.14M
1937
$1.14M
1938
$1.14M
1939
$1.14M
1940
$1.14M
1941
$1.14M
1942
$1.14M
1943
$1.13M
1944
$1.13M
1945
$1.13M
1946
$1.13M
1947
$1.13M
1948
$1.13M
1949
$1.13M
1950
$1.13M