2,982 hedge funds and large institutions have $163B invested in Merck in 2022 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 121 funds opening new positions, 1,371 increasing their positions, 1,112 reducing their positions, and 104 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $ | Put options by funds: $

more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: | Existing positions reduced:

more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:

more ownership

Funds ownership:

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3,0062,982 (-24)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $171B → $163B (-$7.44B)

6% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 238224 (-14)

Holders
2,982
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
224
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$2.42B
Puts
$1.79B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Buyers

1 +$1.47B
2 +$793M
3 +$305M
4
DZ Bank
DZ Bank
Germany
+$292M
5
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$275M

Top Sellers

1 -$459M
2 -$373M
3 -$196M
4
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$160M
5
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$158M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
2201
$564K
2202
$564K
2203
$563K
2204
$563K
2205
$562K
2206
$562K
2207
$562K
2208
$561K
2209
$561K
2210
$560K
2211
$560K
2212
$557K
2213
$556K
2214
$555K
2215
$555K
2216
$554K
2217
$553K
2218
$551K
2219
$551K
2220
$550K
2221
$549K
2222
$549K
2223
$546K
2224
$545K
2225
$544K