3,202 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, 1,291 increasing their positions, 1,407 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: 3,2453,202 (-43)

11% less capital invested

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

28% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 260186 (-74)

Holders
3,202
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
186
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 -$868M
2 -$402M
3 -$312M
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$293M
5
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
-$285M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
2101
$861K
2102
$857K
2103
$855K
2104
$852K
2105
$851K
2106
$850K
2107
$850K
2108
$849K
2109
$847K
2110
$846K
2111
$846K
2112
$845K
2113
$843K
2114
$842K
2115
$842K
2116
$841K
2117
$840K
2118
$840K
2119
$838K
2120
$836K
2121
$835K
2122
$835K
2123
$834K
2124
$833K
2125
$832K