2,676 hedge funds and large institutions have $143B invested in Merck in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 142 funds opening new positions, 1,263 increasing their positions, 1,006 reducing their positions, and 133 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: | Existing positions reduced:

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:

less ownership

Funds ownership:

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 2,6992,676 (-23)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $155B → $143B (-$12.1B)

24% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11184 (-27)

Holders
2,676
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
$1.4B
Puts
$1.22B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Sellers

1 -$834M
2 -$601M
3 -$464M
4
N
Nuveen
North Carolina
-$332M
5
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$311M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
2026
$514K
2027
$513K
2028
$512K
2029
$512K
2030
$511K
2031
$509K
2032
$508K
2033
$508K
2034
$506K
2035
$506K
2036
$505K
2037
$504K
2038
$502K
2039
$502K
2040
$501K
2041
$500K
2042
$499K
2043
$498K
2044
$497K
2045
$497K
2046
$497K
2047
$497K
2048
$496K
2049
$494K
2050
$494K