3,517 hedge funds and large institutions have $256B invested in Merck in 2024 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 253 funds opening new positions, 1,406 increasing their positions, 1,484 reducing their positions, and 110 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:

more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10:

more call options, than puts

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

more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $ → $

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3,4183,517 (+99)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,406 | Existing positions reduced: 1,484

1.43% less ownership

Funds ownership: 77.97%76.55% (-1.4%)

Holders
3,517
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
240
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$2.99B
Puts
$2.28B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Buyers

1 +$1.24B
2 +$1B
3 +$774M
4
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
+$743M
5
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$683M

Top Sellers

1 -$5.11B
2 -$2.47B
3 -$591M
4
Two Sigma Advisers
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
-$348M
5
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
-$294M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
1951
$1.49M
1952
$1.48M
1953
$1.48M
1954
$1.48M
1955
$1.48M
1956
$1.48M
1957
$1.48M
1958
$1.48M
1959
$1.48M
1960
$1.47M
1961
$1.47M
1962
$1.47M
1963
$1.46M
1964
$1.46M
1965
$1.46M
1966
$1.46M
1967
$1.46M
1968
$1.46M
1969
$1.46M
1970
$1.45M
1971
$1.45M
1972
$1.45M
1973
$1.45M
1974
$1.45M
1975
$1.45M