2,890 hedge funds and large institutions have $141B invested in Merck in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 385 funds opening new positions, 1,250 increasing their positions, 958 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 → $141B (+$3.33B)

0.54% more ownership

Funds ownership: 72.74%73.27% (+0.54%)

27% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8361 (-22)

Holders
2,890
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
61
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 -$463M
2 -$399M
3 -$374M
4
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
-$220M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$213M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
2401
$325K
2402
$325K
2403
$325K
2404
$324K
2405
$324K
2406
$322K
2407
$322K
2408
$322K
2409
$321K
2410
$321K
2411
$320K
2412
$319K
2413
$319K
2414
$319K
2415
$319K
2416
$318K
2417
$317K
2418
$315K
2419
$315K
2420
$314K
2421
$314K
2422
$314K
2423
$313K
2424
$313K
2425
$312K