3,202 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, 1,291 increasing their positions, 1,407 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: 3,2453,202 (-43)

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $223B → $198B (-$25B)

28% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 260186 (-74)

Holders
3,202
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
186
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 -$868M
2 -$402M
3 -$312M
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$293M
5
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
-$285M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
2201
$749K
2202
$747K
2203
$744K
2204
$744K
2205
$742K
2206
$742K
2207
$741K
2208
$741K
2209
$739K
2210
$736K
2211
$736K
2212
$734K
2213
$732K
2214
$732K
2215
$731K
2216
$730K
2217
$730K
2218
$728K
2219
$728K
2220
$727K
2221
$727K
2222
$727K
2223
$727K
2224
$726K
2225
$718K