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
1951
$1.13M
1952
$1.12M
1953
$1.12M
1954
$1.12M
1955
$1.12M
1956
$1.12M
1957
$1.12M
1958
$1.12M
1959
$1.12M
1960
$1.11M
1961
$1.11M
1962
$1.11M
1963
$1.11M
1964
$1.11M
1965
$1.11M
1966
$1.11M
1967
$1.11M
1968
$1.11M
1969
$1.11M
1970
$1.11M
1971
$1.1M
1972
$1.1M
1973
$1.1M
1974
$1.09M
1975
$1.09M