3,172 hedge funds and large institutions have $206B invested in Merck in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 164 funds opening new positions, 1,201 increasing their positions, 1,445 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: $

more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:

more ownership

Funds ownership:

less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $ → $

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3,2273,172 (-55)

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,201 | Existing positions reduced: 1,445

23% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 341262 (-79)

Holders
3,172
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
262
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$1.84B
Puts
$1.49B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
2001
$1.01M
2002
$1.01M
2003
$1M
2004
$998K
2005
$997K
2006
$995K
2007
$995K
2008
$995K
2009
$994K
2010
$993K
2011
$992K
2012
$990K
2013
$989K
2014
$985K
2015
$984K
2016
$984K
2017
$983K
2018
$981K
2019
$976K
2020
$975K
2021
$974K
2022
$967K
2023
$965K
2024
$962K
2025
$962K