3,240 hedge funds and large institutions have $223B invested in Merck in 2023 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 186 funds opening new positions, 1,224 increasing their positions, 1,455 reducing their positions, and 87 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:

more call options, than puts

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

more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $ → $

more funds holding

Funds holding:

1% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 260258 (-2)

2.28% less ownership

Funds ownership: 78.46%76.17% (-2.3%)

16% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,224 | Existing positions reduced: 1,455

Holders
3,240
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
258
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$2.02B
Puts
$1.78B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Sellers

1 -$6.63B
2 -$647M
3 -$471M
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$398M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$308M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
2026
$1.03M
2027
$1.03M
2028
$1.03M
2029
$1.03M
2030
$1.03M
2031
$1.03M
2032
$1.02M
2033
$1.02M
2034
$1.02M
2035
$1.02M
2036
$1.02M
2037
$1.02M
2038
$1.02M
2039
$1.01M
2040
$1.01M
2041
$1.01M
2042
$1.01M
2043
$1.01M
2044
$1.01M
2045
$1.01M
2046
$1.01M
2047
$1.01M
2048
$1.01M
2049
$1M
2050
$1M