3,242 hedge funds and large institutions have $223B invested in Merck in 2023 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 186 funds opening new positions, 1,224 increasing their positions, 1,456 reducing their positions, and 87 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:

more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $ | Put options by funds: $

more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $ → $

more funds holding

Funds holding:

1% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 261259 (-2)

2.29% less ownership

Funds ownership: 78.48%76.19% (-2.3%)

16% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,224 | Existing positions reduced: 1,456

Holders
3,242
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
259
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$2.02B
Puts
$1.78B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Sellers

1 -$6.63B
2 -$647M
3 -$471M
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$398M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$308M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
2401
$607K
2402
$604K
2403
$604K
2404
$603K
2405
$600K
2406
$597K
2407
$596K
2408
$596K
2409
$594K
2410
$594K
2411
$592K
2412
$590K
2413
$589K
2414
$589K
2415
$588K
2416
$587K
2417
$587K
2418
$586K
2419
$585K
2420
$585K
2421
$585K
2422
$584K
2423
$582K
2424
$580K
2425
$580K