2,640 hedge funds and large institutions have $138B invested in Merck in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 112 funds opening new positions, 1,238 increasing their positions, 977 reducing their positions, and 101 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
2,640
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
84
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$2.93B
Puts
$1.72B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Buyers

1 +$433M
2 +$256M
3 +$238M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$219M
5
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
+$151M

Top Sellers

1 -$1.15B
2 -$712M
3 -$456M
4
KBC Group
KBC Group
Belgium
-$297M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$283M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
2001
$492K
2002
$490K
2003
$489K
2004
$488K
2005
$488K
2006
$488K
2007
$486K
2008
$486K
2009
$486K
2010
$486K
2011
$486K
2012
$484K
2013
$484K
2014
$483K
2015
$482K
2016
$482K
2017
$481K
2018
$479K
2019
$479K
2020
$478K
2021
$477K
2022
$477K
2023
$476K
2024
$476K
2025
$475K