2,982 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, 1,371 increasing their positions, 1,112 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: 3,0062,982 (-24)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $171B → $163B (-$7.44B)

6% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 238224 (-14)

Holders
2,982
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 +$1.47B
2 +$793M
3 +$305M
4
DZ Bank
DZ Bank
Germany
+$292M
5
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$275M

Top Sellers

1 -$459M
2 -$373M
3 -$196M
4
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$160M
5
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$158M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
2401
$417K
2402
$415K
2403
$414K
2404
$413K
2405
$413K
2406
$413K
2407
$412K
2408
$411K
2409
$410K
2410
$410K
2411
$408K
2412
$405K
2413
$405K
2414
$404K
2415
$403K
2416
$403K
2417
$402K
2418
$402K
2419
$400K
2420
$399K
2421
$398K
2422
$394K
2423
$392K
2424
$391K
2425
$391K