3,166 hedge funds and large institutions have $206B invested in Merck in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 163 funds opening new positions, 1,198 increasing their positions, 1,444 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: 3,2223,166 (-56)

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,198 | Existing positions reduced: 1,444

23% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 341261 (-80)

Holders
3,166
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
261
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
$998K
2002
$997K
2003
$995K
2004
$995K
2005
$995K
2006
$994K
2007
$993K
2008
$992K
2009
$990K
2010
$989K
2011
$985K
2012
$984K
2013
$984K
2014
$983K
2015
$981K
2016
$976K
2017
$975K
2018
$974K
2019
$967K
2020
$965K
2021
$962K
2022
$962K
2023
$958K
2024
$958K
2025
$957K