3,222 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, 1,185 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: 1,185 | Existing positions reduced: 1,321

Holders
3,222
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 +$2.43B
2 +$1.23B
3 +$472M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$444M
5
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
+$434M

Top Sellers

1 -$1.55B
2 -$473M
3 -$350M
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$320M
5
N
Natixis
France
-$246M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
1476
$2.38M
1477
$2.38M
1478
$2.38M
1479
$2.38M
1480
$2.36M
1481
$2.36M
1482
$2.36M
1483
$2.36M
1484
$2.35M
1485
$2.35M
1486
$2.35M
1487
$2.34M
1488
$2.34M
1489
$2.34M
1490
$2.33M
1491
$2.33M
1492
$2.33M
1493
$2.33M
1494
$2.32M
1495
$2.32M
1496
$2.31M
1497
$2.31M
1498
$2.31M
1499
$2.3M
1500
$2.3M