1,564 hedge funds and large institutions have $109B invested in Merck in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 187 funds opening new positions, 580 increasing their positions, 627 reducing their positions, and 70 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
1,564
Holders Change
+96
Holders Change %
+6.54%
% of All Funds
45.43%
Holding in Top 10
113
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-3.42%
% of All Funds
3.28%
New
187
Increased
580
Reduced
627
Closed
70
Calls
$1.39B
Puts
$953M
Net Calls
+$434M
Net Calls Change
+$103M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
CC
226
Carlson Capital
Texas
$41.6M +$41.6M +870,547 New
FAF
227
Fjarde Ap-fonden
Sweden
$41M -$4.39M -91,067 -10%
HighTower Advisors
228
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$40.8M +$4.15M +86,851 +11%
GIBU
229
Gulf International Bank (UK)
United Kingdom
$40.7M +$40.7M +853,199 New
SAM
230
Sentinel Asset Management
Vermont
$40M +$6.34M +132,677 +19%
Fiera Capital (Canada)
231
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
$39.7M +$37.7M +789,159 +1,841%
CBOA
232
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Australia
$39.5M +$3.78M +79,092 +11%
WRF
233
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$38.4M +$901K +18,861 +2%
EIM
234
ExxonMobil Investment Management
Texas
$38.1M -$871K -18,233 -2%
KCM
235
Kornitzer Capital Management
Kansas
$38M +$19.7M +411,549 +107%
BPC
236
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$37.2M +$37.2M +779,235 New
NPA
237
Nichols & Pratt Advisers
Massachusetts
$36.6M -$1.54M -32,325 -4%
NLI
238
Nippon Life Insurance
Japan
$36.6M +$340K +7,110 +0.9%
RAM
239
RWC Asset Management
United Kingdom
$36.3M +$2.43M +50,817 +7%
DM
240
Deerfield Management
New York
$36.3M +$12.5M +262,000 +53%
AG
241
Aperio Group
California
$36.1M -$29.4M -646,828 Closed
Royal London Asset Management
242
Royal London Asset Management
United Kingdom
$35.1M -$361K -7,576 -1%
TAM
243
Todd Asset Management
Kentucky
$35M -$3.02M -63,338 -8%
PP
244
Prospector Partners
Connecticut
$35M +$24.9M +520,804 +247%
FIM
245
Foresters Investment Management
New York
$34.6M +$1.76M +36,784 +5%
ProShare Advisors
246
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$34.4M +$15.4M +323,504 +81%
CGI
247
CI Global Investments
California
$34M +$8.01M +167,659 +31%
TU
248
TDAM USA
Ontario, Canada
$33.7M -$9.54M -199,735 -22%
PI
249
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$33.3M +$3.67M +76,827 +12%
SCM
250
Smead Capital Management
Arizona
$33.2M +$9.6M +201,008 +41%