3,205 hedge funds and large institutions have $198B invested in Merck in 2023 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 147 funds opening new positions, 1,292 increasing their positions, 1,407 reducing their positions, and 148 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more call options, than puts

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

less ownership

Funds ownership:

less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:

less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: | Existing positions reduced:

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3,2473,205 (-42)

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $223B → $198B (-$25B)

28% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 260186 (-74)

Holders
3,205
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
186
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$1.84B
Puts
$1.44B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Sellers

1 -$868M
2 -$402M
3 -$312M
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$293M
5
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
-$285M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
2901
$257K
2902
$257K
2903
$257K
2904
$257K
2905
$257K
2906
$257K
2907
$256K
2908
$256K
2909
$255K
2910
$254K
2911
$254K
2912
$254K
2913
$253K
2914
$253K
2915
$252K
2916
$251K
2917
$251K
2918
$250K
2919
$250K
2920
$250K
2921
$248K
2922
$247K
2923
$247K
2924
$247K
2925
$247K