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
2151
$793K
2152
$793K
2153
$792K
2154
$792K
2155
$790K
2156
$790K
2157
$790K
2158
$790K
2159
$789K
2160
$787K
2161
$786K
2162
$785K
2163
$783K
2164
$782K
2165
$782K
2166
$782K
2167
$782K
2168
$782K
2169
$781K
2170
$780K
2171
$777K
2172
$776K
2173
$776K
2174
$776K
2175
$775K