3,565 hedge funds and large institutions have $196B invested in Merck in 2024 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 373 funds opening new positions, 1,309 increasing their positions, 1,569 reducing their positions, and 207 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 funds holding

Funds holding:

more ownership

Funds ownership:

10% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $217B → $196B (-$20.9B)

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,309 | Existing positions reduced: 1,569

36% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11272 (-40)

Holders
3,565
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
72
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$1.8B
Puts
$1.56B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Buyers

1 +$997M
2 +$552M
3 +$491M
4
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
+$449M
5
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$446M

Top Sellers

1 -$1.23B
2 -$991M
3 -$729M
4
Amundi
Amundi
France
-$652M
5
DZ Bank
DZ Bank
Germany
-$409M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
1
$25B
2
$22.1B
3
$12.1B
4
$8.03B
5
$6.07B
6
$4.4B
7
$3.72B
8
$3.63B
9
$3.48B
10
$3.12B
11
$2.7B
12
$2.41B
13
$2.14B
14
$2B
15
$1.98B
16
$1.94B
17
$1.91B
18
$1.83B
19
$1.72B
20
$1.7B
21
$1.6B
22
$1.56B
23
$1.54B
24
$1.48B
25
$1.39B