2,679 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, 1,264 increasing their positions, 1,007 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: 2,7022,679 (-23)

8% less capital invested

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

23% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11185 (-26)

Holders
2,679
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
85
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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
1951
$592K
1952
$592K
1953
$591K
1954
$590K
1955
$589K
1956
$588K
1957
$588K
1958
$587K
1959
$586K
1960
$584K
1961
$583K
1962
$583K
1963
$581K
1964
$581K
1965
$581K
1966
$580K
1967
$580K
1968
$577K
1969
$576K
1970
$575K
1971
$573K
1972
$573K
1973
$572K
1974
$570K
1975
$568K