3,202 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, 1,291 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: 3,2453,202 (-43)

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
3,202
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
1451
$2.28M
1452
$2.27M
1453
$2.26M
1454
$2.26M
1455
$2.26M
1456
$2.26M
1457
$2.26M
1458
$2.26M
1459
$2.25M
1460
$2.25M
1461
$2.24M
1462
$2.24M
1463
$2.24M
1464
$2.23M
1465
$2.23M
1466
$2.23M
1467
$2.23M
1468
$2.22M
1469
$2.22M
1470
$2.22M
1471
$2.22M
1472
$2.22M
1473
$2.21M
1474
$2.21M
1475
$2.2M