2,896 hedge funds and large institutions have $142B invested in Merck in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 387 funds opening new positions, 1,251 increasing their positions, 960 reducing their positions, and 91 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 repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: | Existing positions reduced:

more funds holding

Funds holding:

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $138B → $142B (+$3.31B)

0.53% more ownership

Funds ownership: 72.87%73.39% (+0.53%)

26% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8462 (-22)

Holders
2,896
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
62
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$3.26B
Puts
$2.06B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Sellers

1 -$481M
2 -$414M
3 -$389M
4
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
-$229M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$221M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
2201
$454K
2202
$454K
2203
$453K
2204
$453K
2205
$452K
2206
$450K
2207
$447K
2208
$445K
2209
$444K
2210
$444K
2211
$443K
2212
$443K
2213
$443K
2214
$442K
2215
$442K
2216
$442K
2217
$440K
2218
$440K
2219
$440K
2220
$440K
2221
$440K
2222
$440K
2223
$438K
2224
$436K
2225
$436K