3,526 hedge funds and large institutions have $256B invested in Merck in 2024 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 257 funds opening new positions, 1,406 increasing their positions, 1,488 reducing their positions, and 111 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: 3,4253,526 (+101)

6% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,406 | Existing positions reduced: 1,488

1.37% less ownership

Funds ownership: 78.04%76.67% (-1.4%)

Holders
3,526
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
242
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 +$1.16B
2 +$934M
3 +$723M
4
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
+$694M
5
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$638M

Top Sellers

1 -$4.78B
2 -$2.35B
3 -$591M
4
Two Sigma Advisers
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
-$325M
5
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
-$275M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
2001
$1.41M
2002
$1.41M
2003
$1.41M
2004
$1.41M
2005
$1.4M
2006
$1.4M
2007
$1.4M
2008
$1.4M
2009
$1.4M
2010
$1.4M
2011
$1.4M
2012
$1.39M
2013
$1.39M
2014
$1.39M
2015
$1.39M
2016
$1.39M
2017
$1.39M
2018
$1.38M
2019
$1.38M
2020
$1.38M
2021
$1.38M
2022
$1.38M
2023
$1.38M
2024
$1.38M
2025
$1.38M