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
2926
$256K
2927
$256K
2928
$256K
2929
$255K
2930
$255K
2931
$255K
2932
$255K
2933
$254K
2934
$254K
2935
$254K
2936
$253K
2937
$253K
2938
$252K
2939
$252K
2940
$252K
2941
$252K
2942
$251K
2943
$250K
2944
$250K
2945
$249K
2946
$249K
2947
$249K
2948
$248K
2949
$248K
2950
$247K