3,423 hedge funds and large institutions have $216B invested in Merck in 2023 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 377 funds opening new positions, 1,241 increasing their positions, 1,484 reducing their positions, and 107 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:

more call options, than puts

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

more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $ → $

more funds holding

Funds holding:

2.46% more ownership

Funds ownership: 75.58%78.04% (+2.5%)

5% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 186177 (-9)

16% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,241 | Existing positions reduced: 1,484

Holders
3,423
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
177
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$1.92B
Puts
$1.75B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Sellers

1 -$432M
2 -$406M
3 -$343M
4
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
-$291M
5
Amundi
Amundi
France
-$225M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
2001
$1.17M
2002
$1.17M
2003
$1.16M
2004
$1.16M
2005
$1.16M
2006
$1.16M
2007
$1.16M
2008
$1.16M
2009
$1.16M
2010
$1.15M
2011
$1.15M
2012
$1.15M
2013
$1.15M
2014
$1.15M
2015
$1.15M
2016
$1.14M
2017
$1.14M
2018
$1.14M
2019
$1.14M
2020
$1.13M
2021
$1.13M
2022
$1.13M
2023
$1.13M
2024
$1.12M
2025
$1.12M