2,667 hedge funds and large institutions have $144B invested in Merck in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 133 funds opening new positions, 721 increasing their positions, 1,812 reducing their positions, and 115 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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:

more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $ → $

less funds holding

Funds holding:

4% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8582 (-3)

3.62% less ownership

Funds ownership: 77.02%73.39% (-3.6%)

60% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 721 | Existing positions reduced: 1,812

Holders
2,667
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
82
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$1.54B
Puts
$1.22B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
2026
$503K
2027
$503K
2028
$502K
2029
$502K
2030
$501K
2031
$500K
2032
$500K
2033
$499K
2034
$498K
2035
$498K
2036
$497K
2037
$497K
2038
$496K
2039
$496K
2040
$494K
2041
$494K
2042
$493K
2043
$492K
2044
$491K
2045
$491K
2046
$490K
2047
$488K
2048
$488K
2049
$484K
2050
$484K