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
1976
$567K
1977
$567K
1978
$566K
1979
$564K
1980
$564K
1981
$563K
1982
$563K
1983
$563K
1984
$562K
1985
$561K
1986
$561K
1987
$560K
1988
$560K
1989
$560K
1990
$555K
1991
$551K
1992
$549K
1993
$549K
1994
$547K
1995
$545K
1996
$543K
1997
$542K
1998
$540K
1999
$540K
2000
$539K