2,978 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, 1,369 increasing their positions, 1,111 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: 3,0022,978 (-24)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $170B → $163B (-$7.35B)

5% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 237224 (-13)

Holders
2,978
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 +$1.42B
2 +$765M
3 +$301M
4
DZ Bank
DZ Bank
Germany
+$281M
5
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$265M

Top Sellers

1 -$443M
2 -$360M
3 -$190M
4
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$155M
5
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$152M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
2351
$447K
2352
$446K
2353
$445K
2354
$442K
2355
$441K
2356
$440K
2357
$440K
2358
$439K
2359
$439K
2360
$439K
2361
$439K
2362
$438K
2363
$438K
2364
$438K
2365
$437K
2366
$437K
2367
$437K
2368
$435K
2369
$435K
2370
$435K
2371
$434K
2372
$434K
2373
$433K
2374
$433K
2375
$432K