3,577 hedge funds and large institutions have $196B invested in Merck in 2024 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 380 funds opening new positions, 1,311 increasing their positions, 1,570 reducing their positions, and 207 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:

more call options, than puts

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

more funds holding

Funds holding:

more ownership

Funds ownership:

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $221B → $196B (-$24.8B)

16% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,311 | Existing positions reduced: 1,570

36% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11372 (-41)

Holders
3,577
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
72
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$1.8B
Puts
$1.56B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Buyers

1 +$997M
2 +$552M
3 +$491M
4
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
+$449M
5
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$446M

Top Sellers

1 -$1.23B
2 -$991M
3 -$729M
4
Amundi
Amundi
France
-$652M
5
DZ Bank
DZ Bank
Germany
-$409M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
2126
$908K
2127
$908K
2128
$907K
2129
$903K
2130
$901K
2131
$900K
2132
$899K
2133
$899K
2134
$898K
2135
$897K
2136
$896K
2137
$895K
2138
$895K
2139
$892K
2140
$891K
2141
$890K
2142
$890K
2143
$889K
2144
$888K
2145
$884K
2146
$880K
2147
$880K
2148
$878K
2149
$878K
2150
$877K