2,982 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, 1,371 increasing their positions, 1,112 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: 3,0062,982 (-24)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $171B → $163B (-$7.44B)

6% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 238224 (-14)

Holders
2,982
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 +$1.47B
2 +$793M
3 +$305M
4
DZ Bank
DZ Bank
Germany
+$292M
5
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$275M

Top Sellers

1 -$459M
2 -$373M
3 -$196M
4
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$160M
5
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$158M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
1976
$838K
1977
$838K
1978
$838K
1979
$837K
1980
$837K
1981
$835K
1982
$835K
1983
$834K
1984
$833K
1985
$830K
1986
$830K
1987
$826K
1988
$826K
1989
$825K
1990
$820K
1991
$819K
1992
$816K
1993
$813K
1994
$812K
1995
$811K
1996
$810K
1997
$807K
1998
$803K
1999
$802K
2000
$797K