3,223 hedge funds and large institutions have $216B invested in Merck in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 392 funds opening new positions, 1,186 increasing their positions, 1,321 reducing their positions, and 94 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 capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $ → $

more funds holding

Funds holding:

4% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.63B | Put options by funds: $2.53B

0.48% more ownership

Funds ownership: 74.96%75.44% (+0.48%)

10% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,186 | Existing positions reduced: 1,321

Holders
3,223
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
341
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$2.63B
Puts
$2.53B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Buyers

1 +$2.23B
2 +$1.13B
3 +$435M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$409M
5
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
+$400M

Top Sellers

1 -$1.43B
2 -$436M
3 -$323M
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$295M
5
N
Natixis
France
-$227M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
2526
$481K
2527
$480K
2528
$480K
2529
$480K
2530
$478K
2531
$477K
2532
$477K
2533
$477K
2534
$476K
2535
$476K
2536
$475K
2537
$474K
2538
$473K
2539
$472K
2540
$472K
2541
$471K
2542
$470K
2543
$470K
2544
$469K
2545
$468K
2546
$467K
2547
$466K
2548
$465K
2549
$464K
2550
$464K