3,522 hedge funds and large institutions have $256B invested in Merck in 2024 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 255 funds opening new positions, 1,406 increasing their positions, 1,486 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: 3,4223,522 (+100)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,406 | Existing positions reduced: 1,486

1.44% less ownership

Funds ownership: 77.99%76.55% (-1.4%)

Holders
3,522
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
241
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 +$1.16B
2 +$934M
3 +$723M
4
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
+$694M
5
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$638M

Top Sellers

1 -$4.78B
2 -$2.35B
3 -$591M
4
Two Sigma Advisers
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
-$325M
5
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
-$275M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
1976
$1.45M
1977
$1.45M
1978
$1.45M
1979
$1.44M
1980
$1.44M
1981
$1.44M
1982
$1.44M
1983
$1.44M
1984
$1.43M
1985
$1.43M
1986
$1.43M
1987
$1.43M
1988
$1.43M
1989
$1.43M
1990
$1.43M
1991
$1.42M
1992
$1.42M
1993
$1.42M
1994
$1.42M
1995
$1.42M
1996
$1.42M
1997
$1.41M
1998
$1.41M
1999
$1.41M
2000
$1.41M