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
2026
$759K
2027
$759K
2028
$758K
2029
$758K
2030
$757K
2031
$755K
2032
$754K
2033
$753K
2034
$752K
2035
$751K
2036
$749K
2037
$749K
2038
$748K
2039
$747K
2040
$747K
2041
$747K
2042
$746K
2043
$746K
2044
$742K
2045
$741K
2046
$741K
2047
$740K
2048
$740K
2049
$739K
2050
$739K