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
2201
$804K
2202
$802K
2203
$801K
2204
$799K
2205
$798K
2206
$797K
2207
$796K
2208
$793K
2209
$793K
2210
$792K
2211
$792K
2212
$792K
2213
$786K
2214
$785K
2215
$783K
2216
$782K
2217
$781K
2218
$779K
2219
$777K
2220
$777K
2221
$777K
2222
$773K
2223
$773K
2224
$770K
2225
$768K