3,205 hedge funds and large institutions have $198B invested in Merck in 2023 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 147 funds opening new positions, 1,292 increasing their positions, 1,407 reducing their positions, and 148 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more call options, than puts

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

less ownership

Funds ownership:

less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:

less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: | Existing positions reduced:

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3,2473,205 (-42)

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $223B → $198B (-$25B)

28% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 260186 (-74)

Holders
3,205
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
186
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$1.84B
Puts
$1.44B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Sellers

1 -$868M
2 -$402M
3 -$312M
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$293M
5
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
-$285M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
1976
$1.05M
1977
$1.05M
1978
$1.04M
1979
$1.04M
1980
$1.04M
1981
$1.03M
1982
$1.03M
1983
$1.03M
1984
$1.03M
1985
$1.03M
1986
$1.03M
1987
$1.02M
1988
$1.02M
1989
$1.02M
1990
$1.01M
1991
$1.01M
1992
$1.01M
1993
$1M
1994
$1M
1995
$998K
1996
$997K
1997
$995K
1998
$991K
1999
$991K
2000
$988K