3,199 hedge funds and large institutions have $198B invested in Merck in 2023 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 146 funds opening new positions, 1,290 increasing their positions, 1,405 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: $

less ownership

Funds ownership:

less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:

less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: | Existing positions reduced:

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3,2423,199 (-43)

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $223B → $198B (-$25B)

29% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 259185 (-74)

Holders
3,199
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
185
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$1.84B
Puts
$1.44B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Sellers

1 -$829M
2 -$384M
3 -$300M
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$280M
5
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
-$273M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
2051
$912K
2052
$910K
2053
$910K
2054
$910K
2055
$909K
2056
$909K
2057
$908K
2058
$907K
2059
$907K
2060
$907K
2061
$905K
2062
$905K
2063
$904K
2064
$903K
2065
$900K
2066
$899K
2067
$898K
2068
$898K
2069
$896K
2070
$891K
2071
$889K
2072
$888K
2073
$887K
2074
$887K
2075
$885K