3,224 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, 1,186 increasing their positions, 1,322 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

0.45% more ownership

Funds ownership: 75.01%75.45% (+0.45%)

10% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,186 | Existing positions reduced: 1,322

Holders
3,224
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 +$2.23B
2 +$1.13B
3 +$435M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$409M
5
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
+$400M

Top Sellers

1 -$1.43B
2 -$436M
3 -$323M
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$295M
5
N
Natixis
France
-$227M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
2176
$823K
2177
$822K
2178
$821K
2179
$819K
2180
$818K
2181
$818K
2182
$817K
2183
$816K
2184
$816K
2185
$815K
2186
$814K
2187
$814K
2188
$813K
2189
$811K
2190
$810K
2191
$810K
2192
$810K
2193
$810K
2194
$810K
2195
$809K
2196
$808K
2197
$808K
2198
$807K
2199
$806K
2200
$805K