3,222 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, 1,185 increasing their positions, 1,321 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

0.48% more ownership

Funds ownership: 74.96%75.44% (+0.48%)

10% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,185 | Existing positions reduced: 1,321

Holders
3,222
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 +$2.43B
2 +$1.23B
3 +$472M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$444M
5
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
+$434M

Top Sellers

1 -$1.55B
2 -$473M
3 -$350M
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$320M
5
N
Natixis
France
-$246M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
2201
$802K
2202
$801K
2203
$799K
2204
$798K
2205
$797K
2206
$796K
2207
$793K
2208
$793K
2209
$792K
2210
$792K
2211
$792K
2212
$786K
2213
$785K
2214
$783K
2215
$782K
2216
$781K
2217
$779K
2218
$777K
2219
$777K
2220
$777K
2221
$773K
2222
$773K
2223
$770K
2224
$768K
2225
$766K