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
1976
$838K
1977
$837K
1978
$837K
1979
$835K
1980
$835K
1981
$834K
1982
$833K
1983
$830K
1984
$830K
1985
$826K
1986
$826K
1987
$825K
1988
$820K
1989
$819K
1990
$816K
1991
$813K
1992
$812K
1993
$811K
1994
$810K
1995
$807K
1996
$803K
1997
$802K
1998
$797K
1999
$796K
2000
$796K