3,224 hedge funds and large institutions have $216B invested in Merck in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 392 funds opening new positions, 1,186 increasing their positions, 1,322 reducing their positions, and 94 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:

more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10:

more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $ → $

more funds holding

Funds holding:

4% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.63B | Put options by funds: $2.53B

0.45% more ownership

Funds ownership: 75.01%75.45% (+0.45%)

10% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,186 | Existing positions reduced: 1,322

Holders
3,224
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
341
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$2.63B
Puts
$2.53B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Buyers

1 +$2.23B
2 +$1.13B
3 +$435M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$409M
5
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
+$400M

Top Sellers

1 -$1.43B
2 -$436M
3 -$323M
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$295M
5
N
Natixis
France
-$227M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
2026
$1.04M
2027
$1.04M
2028
$1.04M
2029
$1.04M
2030
$1.03M
2031
$1.03M
2032
$1.03M
2033
$1.02M
2034
$1.02M
2035
$1.02M
2036
$1.02M
2037
$1.02M
2038
$1.02M
2039
$1.02M
2040
$1.01M
2041
$1.01M
2042
$1M
2043
$999K
2044
$999K
2045
$994K
2046
$987K
2047
$986K
2048
$986K
2049
$985K
2050
$983K