2,287 hedge funds and large institutions have $163B invested in Merck in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 149 funds opening new positions, 841 increasing their positions, 1,022 reducing their positions, and 78 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:

more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $ → $

more funds holding

Funds holding:

more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $ | Put options by funds: $

0.1% less ownership

Funds ownership: 79.93%79.84% (-0.1%)

12% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 251222 (-29)

18% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 841 | Existing positions reduced: 1,022

Holders
2,287
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
222
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$1.77B
Puts
$1.65B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
2001
$291K
2002
$291K
2003
$289K
2004
$289K
2005
$289K
2006
$288K
2007
$284K
2008
$284K
2009
$283K
2010
$281K
2011
$281K
2012
$280K
2013
$280K
2014
$279K
2015
$279K
2016
$279K
2017
$278K
2018
$277K
2019
$277K
2020
$277K
2021
$277K
2022
$275K
2023
$275K
2024
$275K
2025
$275K