2,664 hedge funds and large institutions have $144B invested in Merck in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 133 funds opening new positions, 720 increasing their positions, 1,810 reducing their positions, and 115 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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:

more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $ → $

less funds holding

Funds holding:

4% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8481 (-3)

3.62% less ownership

Funds ownership: 76.92%73.29% (-3.6%)

60% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 720 | Existing positions reduced: 1,810

Holders
2,664
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
81
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$1.54B
Puts
$1.22B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
2001
$534K
2002
$534K
2003
$533K
2004
$532K
2005
$530K
2006
$529K
2007
$529K
2008
$528K
2009
$526K
2010
$525K
2011
$523K
2012
$522K
2013
$521K
2014
$517K
2015
$516K
2016
$511K
2017
$510K
2018
$509K
2019
$509K
2020
$506K
2021
$505K
2022
$504K
2023
$504K
2024
$503K
2025
$503K