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
2876
$282K
2877
$281K
2878
$280K
2879
$279K
2880
$278K
2881
$277K
2882
$277K
2883
$277K
2884
$277K
2885
$275K
2886
$275K
2887
$275K
2888
$274K
2889
$274K
2890
$274K
2891
$273K
2892
$273K
2893
$273K
2894
$272K
2895
$272K
2896
$272K
2897
$271K
2898
$270K
2899
$269K
2900
$269K