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
2026
$1.37M
2027
$1.36M
2028
$1.36M
2029
$1.36M
2030
$1.36M
2031
$1.36M
2032
$1.35M
2033
$1.35M
2034
$1.35M
2035
$1.35M
2036
$1.34M
2037
$1.34M
2038
$1.34M
2039
$1.34M
2040
$1.34M
2041
$1.34M
2042
$1.34M
2043
$1.33M
2044
$1.33M
2045
$1.33M
2046
$1.33M
2047
$1.32M
2048
$1.32M
2049
$1.31M
2050
$1.31M