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
1976
$1.09M
1977
$1.09M
1978
$1.08M
1979
$1.08M
1980
$1.08M
1981
$1.08M
1982
$1.08M
1983
$1.08M
1984
$1.07M
1985
$1.07M
1986
$1.07M
1987
$1.07M
1988
$1.07M
1989
$1.07M
1990
$1.06M
1991
$1.06M
1992
$1.06M
1993
$1.06M
1994
$1.06M
1995
$1.06M
1996
$1.06M
1997
$1.06M
1998
$1.06M
1999
$1.06M
2000
$1.05M