3,222 hedge funds and large institutions have $216B invested in Merck in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 392 funds opening new positions, 1,185 increasing their positions, 1,321 reducing their positions, and 94 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:

more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10:

more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $ → $

more funds holding

Funds holding:

4% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.63B | Put options by funds: $2.53B

0.48% more ownership

Funds ownership: 74.96%75.44% (+0.48%)

10% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,185 | Existing positions reduced: 1,321

Holders
3,222
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
341
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$2.63B
Puts
$2.53B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Buyers

1 +$2.43B
2 +$1.23B
3 +$472M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$444M
5
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
+$434M

Top Sellers

1 -$1.55B
2 -$473M
3 -$350M
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$320M
5
N
Natixis
France
-$246M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
2426
$567K
2427
$566K
2428
$566K
2429
$566K
2430
$566K
2431
$564K
2432
$564K
2433
$564K
2434
$563K
2435
$563K
2436
$562K
2437
$562K
2438
$561K
2439
$561K
2440
$561K
2441
$560K
2442
$560K
2443
$560K
2444
$558K
2445
$557K
2446
$555K
2447
$555K
2448
$555K
2449
$553K
2450
$553K