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
2401
$327K
2402
$326K
2403
$326K
2404
$325K
2405
$325K
2406
$325K
2407
$324K
2408
$324K
2409
$322K
2410
$322K
2411
$322K
2412
$321K
2413
$321K
2414
$320K
2415
$319K
2416
$319K
2417
$319K
2418
$319K
2419
$319K
2420
$318K
2421
$317K
2422
$315K
2423
$315K
2424
$314K
2425
$314K