3,516 hedge funds and large institutions have $256B invested in Merck in 2024 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 253 funds opening new positions, 1,406 increasing their positions, 1,483 reducing their positions, and 110 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:

more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10:

more call options, than puts

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

more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $ → $

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3,4183,516 (+98)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,406 | Existing positions reduced: 1,483

1.43% less ownership

Funds ownership: 77.97%76.55% (-1.4%)

Holders
3,516
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
240
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$2.99B
Puts
$2.28B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Buyers

1 +$1.24B
2 +$1B
3 +$774M
4
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
+$743M
5
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$683M

Top Sellers

1 -$5.11B
2 -$2.47B
3 -$591M
4
Two Sigma Advisers
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
-$348M
5
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
-$294M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
2001
$1.4M
2002
$1.4M
2003
$1.4M
2004
$1.4M
2005
$1.4M
2006
$1.39M
2007
$1.39M
2008
$1.39M
2009
$1.39M
2010
$1.39M
2011
$1.39M
2012
$1.38M
2013
$1.38M
2014
$1.38M
2015
$1.38M
2016
$1.38M
2017
$1.38M
2018
$1.38M
2019
$1.38M
2020
$1.38M
2021
$1.38M
2022
$1.37M
2023
$1.37M
2024
$1.37M
2025
$1.37M