Merck
MRK
3,496 hedge funds and large institutions have $222B invested in Merck in 2024 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 146 funds opening new positions, 1,536 increasing their positions, 1,419 reducing their positions, and 161 closing their positions.
10% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.95B | Put options by funds: $1.77B
8% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1,536 | Existing positions reduced: 1,419
0.1% less ownership
Funds ownership: 77.23% → 77.12% (-0.1%)
9% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 146 | Existing positions closed: 161
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 3,551 → 3,496 (-55)
8% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $242B → $222B (-$20.5B)
41% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 193 → 114 (-79)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$609M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$566M |
| 3 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$521M |
| 4 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$395M |
| 5 |
Amundi
Paris,
France
|
+$371M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
DZ Bank
Frankfurt Am Main,
Germany
|
-$1.3B |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$925M |
| 3 |
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
|
-$424M |
| 4 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$379M |
| 5 |
TD Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$319M |
MRK Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2024 in Review
3,496 of the 6,978 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Merck (MRK) for Q3 2024, worth a combined $222B — down 8.5% from $242B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 161 funds closed out of MRK and 146 opened new positions — a net loss of 15 holders — while 1,419 trimmed existing stakes and 1,536 added.
The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $609M. The largest seller was DZ Bank, cutting an estimated $1.3B.
- 3,496 institutional investors held Merck (MRK) as of Q3 2024, down from 3,551 in Q2 2024.
- Funds reported $222B of Merck stock for Q3 2024, down 8.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 146 funds opened new Merck positions in Q3 2024 and 161 closed out, a net change of -15 holders.
- The largest Merck buyer in Q3 2024 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $609M added.
- The largest Merck seller in Q3 2024 was DZ Bank, an estimated $1.3B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2024.