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
2801
$318K
2802
$318K
2803
$318K
2804
$317K
2805
$317K
2806
$317K
2807
$316K
2808
$316K
2809
$315K
2810
$315K
2811
$314K
2812
$314K
2813
$314K
2814
$313K
2815
$313K
2816
$313K
2817
$311K
2818
$311K
2819
$311K
2820
$308K
2821
$307K
2822
$306K
2823
$306K
2824
$306K
2825
$306K