3,197 hedge funds and large institutions have $198B invested in Merck in 2023 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 146 funds opening new positions, 1,289 increasing their positions, 1,404 reducing their positions, and 148 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more call options, than puts

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

less ownership

Funds ownership:

less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:

less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: | Existing positions reduced:

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3,2403,197 (-43)

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $223B → $198B (-$25B)

28% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 258185 (-73)

Holders
3,197
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
185
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$1.84B
Puts
$1.44B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Sellers

1 -$829M
2 -$384M
3 -$300M
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$280M
5
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
-$273M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
1
$25.1B
2
$20.9B
3
$12B
4
$8.49B
5
$5.56B
6
$3.97B
7
$3.93B
8
$3.68B
9
$3.29B
10
$3.07B
11
$3.01B
12
$2.8B
13
$2.57B
14
$2.36B
15
$2.07B
16
$1.99B
17
$1.82B
18
$1.71B
19
$1.71B
20
$1.69B
21
$1.51B
22
$1.47B
23
$1.37B
24
$1.37B
25
$1.34B