3,197 hedge funds and large institutions have $198B invested in Merck in 2023 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 146 funds opening new positions, 1,289 increasing their positions, 1,404 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: 3,2403,197 (-43)

11% less capital invested

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

28% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 258185 (-73)

Holders
3,197
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
185
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 -$829M
2 -$384M
3 -$300M
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$280M
5
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
-$273M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
1051
$4.56M
1052
$4.56M
1053
$4.55M
1054
$4.55M
1055
$4.55M
1056
$4.54M
1057
$4.53M
1058
$4.53M
1059
$4.53M
1060
$4.5M
1061
$4.49M
1062
$4.47M
1063
$4.47M
1064
$4.46M
1065
$4.45M
1066
$4.43M
1067
$4.42M
1068
$4.41M
1069
$4.4M
1070
$4.4M
1071
$4.4M
1072
$4.4M
1073
$4.4M
1074
$4.39M
1075
$4.37M