Merck
      
      
        
          MRK
        
        
      
    
  
          MRK
        
        
      3,240 hedge funds and large institutions have $223B invested in Merck in 2023 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 186 funds opening new positions, 1,224 increasing their positions, 1,455 reducing their positions, and 87 closing their positions.
New
  Increased
  Maintained
  Reduced
  Closed
  more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:
more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $ | Put options by funds: $
more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $ → $
more funds holding
Funds holding: →
1% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 260 → 258 (-2)
2.28% less ownership
Funds ownership: 78.46% → 76.17% (-2.3%)
16% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1,224 | Existing positions reduced: 1,455
    
      Holders
    
  
  
    
      
        
      
        3,240
      
    
      
    
  
    
      Holding in Top 10
    
  
  
    
      
        
      
        258
      
    
      
    
  
    
      Calls
    
  
  
    
      
        
      
        $2.02B
      
    
      
    
  
    
      Puts
    
  
  
    
      
        
      
        $1.78B
      
    
      
    
  
Top Buyers
| 1 | +$1B | |
| 2 | +$541M | |
| 3 | +$502M | |
| 4 | 
      DZ Bank
     
      
        Frankfurt Am Main,
      
      
        Germany
      
     | +$490M | 
| 5 |   
      Fidelity Investments
     
      
        Boston,
      
      
        Massachusetts
      
     | +$373M | 
Top Sellers
| 1 | -$6.63B | |
| 2 | -$647M | |
| 3 | -$471M | |
| 4 | 
      BlackRock
     
      
      
        New York
      
     | -$398M | 
| 5 | 
      Bank of America
     
      
        Charlotte,
      
      
        North Carolina
      
     | -$308M |