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: 3,4173,516 (+99)

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
2401
$793K
2402
$793K
2403
$791K
2404
$790K
2405
$789K
2406
$789K
2407
$788K
2408
$787K
2409
$783K
2410
$781K
2411
$781K
2412
$780K
2413
$780K
2414
$779K
2415
$779K
2416
$778K
2417
$778K
2418
$777K
2419
$777K
2420
$776K
2421
$776K
2422
$774K
2423
$773K
2424
$769K
2425
$768K