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
2101
$855K
2102
$852K
2103
$851K
2104
$850K
2105
$850K
2106
$849K
2107
$847K
2108
$846K
2109
$846K
2110
$845K
2111
$843K
2112
$842K
2113
$842K
2114
$841K
2115
$840K
2116
$840K
2117
$838K
2118
$836K
2119
$835K
2120
$835K
2121
$834K
2122
$833K
2123
$832K
2124
$830K
2125
$830K