2,979 hedge funds and large institutions have $163B invested in Merck in 2022 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 121 funds opening new positions, 1,370 increasing their positions, 1,111 reducing their positions, and 104 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $ | Put options by funds: $

more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: | Existing positions reduced:

more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:

more ownership

Funds ownership:

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3,0032,979 (-24)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $170B → $163B (-$7.35B)

5% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 237224 (-13)

Holders
2,979
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
224
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$2.42B
Puts
$1.79B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Buyers

1 +$1.47B
2 +$793M
3 +$305M
4
DZ Bank
DZ Bank
Germany
+$292M
5
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$275M

Top Sellers

1 -$459M
2 -$373M
3 -$196M
4
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$160M
5
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$158M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
2826
$174K
2827
$172K
2828
$165K
2829
$161K
2830
$160K
2831
$159K
2832
$159K
2833
$157K
2834
$156K
2835
$152K
2836
$150K
2837
$146K
2838
$142K
2839
$139K
2840
$137K
2841
$136K
2842
$136K
2843
$132K
2844
$131K
2845
$129K
2846
$129K
2847
$127K
2848
$124K
2849
$122K
2850
$121K