2,976 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, 1,367 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: 3,0002,976 (-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
2,976
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
1
$19.3B
2
$18.5B
3
$10.2B
4
$4.14B
5
$3.46B
6
$3.45B
7
$3.26B
8
$2.67B
9
$2.67B
10
$2.57B
11
$2.36B
12
$2.33B
13
$2.06B
14
$2.02B
15
$2B
16
$1.84B
17
$1.7B
18
$1.65B
19
$1.63B
20
$1.52B
21
$1.48B
22
$1.31B
23
$1.23B
24
$1.18B
25
$1.12B