2,663 hedge funds and large institutions have $144B invested in Merck in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 133 funds opening new positions, 720 increasing their positions, 1,809 reducing their positions, and 115 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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:

more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $ → $

less funds holding

Funds holding:

4% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8481 (-3)

3.62% less ownership

Funds ownership: 76.89%73.27% (-3.6%)

60% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 720 | Existing positions reduced: 1,809

Holders
2,663
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
81
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$1.54B
Puts
$1.22B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
1976
$556K
1977
$556K
1978
$555K
1979
$554K
1980
$552K
1981
$552K
1982
$551K
1983
$550K
1984
$550K
1985
$549K
1986
$545K
1987
$543K
1988
$542K
1989
$541K
1990
$541K
1991
$540K
1992
$539K
1993
$539K
1994
$539K
1995
$538K
1996
$537K
1997
$536K
1998
$535K
1999
$534K
2000
$534K