2,679 hedge funds and large institutions have $143B invested in Merck in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 142 funds opening new positions, 1,264 increasing their positions, 1,007 reducing their positions, and 133 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
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 first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:

less ownership

Funds ownership:

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 2,7022,679 (-23)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $155B → $143B (-$12.1B)

23% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11185 (-26)

Holders
2,679
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
85
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$1.4B
Puts
$1.22B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
2001
$539K
2002
$539K
2003
$538K
2004
$537K
2005
$537K
2006
$535K
2007
$535K
2008
$534K
2009
$534K
2010
$531K
2011
$530K
2012
$530K
2013
$530K
2014
$529K
2015
$528K
2016
$528K
2017
$525K
2018
$525K
2019
$525K
2020
$525K
2021
$524K
2022
$523K
2023
$520K
2024
$516K
2025
$515K