3,592 hedge funds and large institutions have $196B invested in Merck in 2024 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 389 funds opening new positions, 1,314 increasing their positions, 1,572 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 (-$24.7B)

16% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,314 | Existing positions reduced: 1,572

36% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11473 (-41)

Holders
3,592
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
73
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 +$1.03B
2 +$572M
3 +$509M
4
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
+$465M
5
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$462M

Top Sellers

1 -$1.27B
2 -$1.03B
3 -$755M
4
Amundi
Amundi
France
-$674M
5
DZ Bank
DZ Bank
Germany
-$424M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
1976
$1.1M
1977
$1.1M
1978
$1.1M
1979
$1.09M
1980
$1.09M
1981
$1.09M
1982
$1.09M
1983
$1.08M
1984
$1.08M
1985
$1.08M
1986
$1.08M
1987
$1.08M
1988
$1.08M
1989
$1.07M
1990
$1.07M
1991
$1.07M
1992
$1.07M
1993
$1.07M
1994
$1.07M
1995
$1.06M
1996
$1.06M
1997
$1.06M
1998
$1.06M
1999
$1.06M
2000
$1.06M