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
1976
$566K
1977
$564K
1978
$564K
1979
$563K
1980
$563K
1981
$563K
1982
$562K
1983
$561K
1984
$561K
1985
$560K
1986
$560K
1987
$560K
1988
$555K
1989
$551K
1990
$549K
1991
$549K
1992
$547K
1993
$545K
1994
$543K
1995
$542K
1996
$540K
1997
$540K
1998
$539K
1999
$539K
2000
$539K