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: 260258 (-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
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
258
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$2.02B
Puts
$1.78B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Sellers

1 -$6.63B
2 -$647M
3 -$471M
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$398M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$308M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
1951
$1.18M
1952
$1.18M
1953
$1.18M
1954
$1.17M
1955
$1.17M
1956
$1.17M
1957
$1.16M
1958
$1.16M
1959
$1.16M
1960
$1.16M
1961
$1.15M
1962
$1.15M
1963
$1.15M
1964
$1.15M
1965
$1.15M
1966
$1.15M
1967
$1.15M
1968
$1.14M
1969
$1.14M
1970
$1.14M
1971
$1.14M
1972
$1.14M
1973
$1.14M
1974
$1.14M
1975
$1.13M