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
2176
$770K
2177
$770K
2178
$768K
2179
$767K
2180
$767K
2181
$766K
2182
$766K
2183
$766K
2184
$766K
2185
$763K
2186
$760K
2187
$759K
2188
$758K
2189
$758K
2190
$756K
2191
$754K
2192
$754K
2193
$752K
2194
$752K
2195
$751K
2196
$750K
2197
$750K
2198
$749K
2199
$749K
2200
$747K