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
1251
$3.12M
1252
$3.12M
1253
$3.12M
1254
$3.11M
1255
$3.1M
1256
$3.09M
1257
$3.09M
1258
$3.09M
1259
$3.07M
1260
$3.07M
1261
$3.06M
1262
$3.06M
1263
$3.05M
1264
$3.05M
1265
$3.05M
1266
$3.04M
1267
$3.04M
1268
$3.04M
1269
$3.03M
1270
$3.03M
1271
$3.03M
1272
$3.02M
1273
$3M
1274
$2.99M
1275
$2.99M