3,222 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, 1,185 increasing their positions, 1,321 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

0.48% more ownership

Funds ownership: 74.96%75.44% (+0.48%)

10% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,185 | Existing positions reduced: 1,321

Holders
3,222
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 +$2.43B
2 +$1.23B
3 +$472M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$444M
5
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
+$434M

Top Sellers

1 -$1.55B
2 -$473M
3 -$350M
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$320M
5
N
Natixis
France
-$246M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
2101
$910K
2102
$909K
2103
$909K
2104
$909K
2105
$906K
2106
$905K
2107
$902K
2108
$900K
2109
$899K
2110
$899K
2111
$898K
2112
$898K
2113
$897K
2114
$896K
2115
$896K
2116
$896K
2117
$892K
2118
$892K
2119
$892K
2120
$890K
2121
$890K
2122
$888K
2123
$887K
2124
$886K
2125
$885K