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
2326
$614K
2327
$614K
2328
$613K
2329
$613K
2330
$611K
2331
$611K
2332
$610K
2333
$609K
2334
$609K
2335
$608K
2336
$607K
2337
$607K
2338
$606K
2339
$606K
2340
$605K
2341
$604K
2342
$603K
2343
$603K
2344
$602K
2345
$601K
2346
$601K
2347
$600K
2348
$600K
2349
$599K
2350
$599K