2,698 hedge funds and large institutions have $155B invested in Merck in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 300 funds opening new positions, 1,211 increasing their positions, 898 reducing their positions, and 114 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:

more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: | Existing positions reduced:

more call options, than puts

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

more funds holding

Funds holding:

0.4% less ownership

Funds ownership: 78.05%77.65% (-0.4%)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $156B → $155B (-$1.22B)

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 165111 (-54)

Holders
2,698
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
111
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$1.51B
Puts
$1.32B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
2001
$567K
2002
$567K
2003
$563K
2004
$560K
2005
$560K
2006
$559K
2007
$559K
2008
$557K
2009
$557K
2010
$556K
2011
$555K
2012
$554K
2013
$553K
2014
$553K
2015
$553K
2016
$553K
2017
$552K
2018
$551K
2019
$548K
2020
$547K
2021
$547K
2022
$547K
2023
$547K
2024
$546K
2025
$545K