2,978 hedge funds and large institutions have $163B invested in Merck in 2022 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 121 funds opening new positions, 1,369 increasing their positions, 1,111 reducing their positions, and 104 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $ | Put options by funds: $

more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: | Existing positions reduced:

more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:

more ownership

Funds ownership:

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3,0022,978 (-24)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $170B → $163B (-$7.35B)

5% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 237224 (-13)

Holders
2,978
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
224
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$2.42B
Puts
$1.79B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Buyers

1 +$1.42B
2 +$765M
3 +$301M
4
DZ Bank
DZ Bank
Germany
+$281M
5
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$265M

Top Sellers

1 -$443M
2 -$360M
3 -$190M
4
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$155M
5
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$152M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
1501
$1.74M
1502
$1.73M
1503
$1.73M
1504
$1.73M
1505
$1.72M
1506
$1.72M
1507
$1.72M
1508
$1.72M
1509
$1.72M
1510
$1.71M
1511
$1.71M
1512
$1.71M
1513
$1.7M
1514
$1.7M
1515
$1.7M
1516
$1.69M
1517
$1.69M
1518
$1.69M
1519
$1.69M
1520
$1.68M
1521
$1.68M
1522
$1.68M
1523
$1.68M
1524
$1.68M
1525
$1.67M