2,053 hedge funds and large institutions have $142B invested in Merck in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 117 funds opening new positions, 755 increasing their positions, 899 reducing their positions, and 61 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 in top 10

Funds holding in top 10:

more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $ → $

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2,0142,053 (+39)

1.27% more ownership

Funds ownership: 77.38%78.65% (+1.3%)

16% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 755 | Existing positions reduced: 899

Holders
2,053
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
143
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$1.4B
Puts
$1.12B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
2001
$30K
2002
$30K
2003
$30K
2004
$29K
2005
$28K
2006
$28K
2007
$28K
2008
$28K
2009
$28K
2010
$28K
2011
$27K
2012
$26K
2013
$24K
2014
$22K
2015
$22K
2016
$22K
2017
$21K
2018
$21K
2019
$20.1K
2020
$20K
2021
$19.3K
2022
$19K
2023
$18K
2024
$18K
2025
$18K