1,600 hedge funds and large institutions have $125B invested in Merck in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 115 funds opening new positions, 595 increasing their positions, 702 reducing their positions, and 63 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
1,600
Holders Change
+36
Holders Change %
+2.3%
% of All Funds
46.24%
Holding in Top 10
147
Holding in Top 10 Change
+34
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+30.09%
% of All Funds
4.25%
New
115
Increased
595
Reduced
702
Closed
63
Calls
$1.01B
Puts
$731M
Net Calls
+$277M
Net Calls Change
-$157M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
IRF
226
IBM Retirement Fund
New York
$44.1M -$24.4M -450,689 -36%
AII
227
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$43.8M -$3.89M -71,830 -8%
EIM
228
ExxonMobil Investment Management
Texas
$43.7M +$540K +9,974 +1%
N
229
Natixis
France
$43.6M +$26.5M +489,154 +155%
WRF
230
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$43.4M -$199K -3,668 -0.5%
HCM
231
Hamlin Capital Management
New York
$43.3M -$16.1M -297,617 -27%
BP
232
BBR Partners
New York
$43.2M -$11.9M -220,080 -22%
SCM
233
Smead Capital Management
Arizona
$42.9M +$5.28M +97,493 +14%
KCM
234
Kornitzer Capital Management
Kansas
$42.9M -$221K -4,087 -0.5%
VLKIM
235
Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management
Netherlands
$42.1M -$12.9M -237,435 -23%
BPC
236
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$42.1M -$145K -2,684 -0.3%
NLI
237
Nippon Life Insurance
Japan
$41.5M +$7.8K +144 +0%
RAM
238
RWC Asset Management
United Kingdom
$41.5M +$305K +5,628 +0.7%
ProShare Advisors
239
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$41.4M +$2.32M +42,818 +6%
Fisher Asset Management
240
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$41.2M -$21.3M -392,902 -34%
HNB
241
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$40.9M +$6.63M +122,372 +19%
NPA
242
Nichols & Pratt Advisers
Massachusetts
$40.5M -$981K -18,115 -2%
SCA
243
SAC Capital Advisors
Connecticut
$40.1M +$40.1M +739,703 New
MIH
244
Madison Investment Holdings
Wisconsin
$39.7M -$9.87M -182,138 -20%
ZIM
245
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$39.5M +$3.12M +57,511 +9%
FIM
246
Foresters Investment Management
New York
$39.4M +$56.8K +1,048 +0.1%
STC
247
SEI Trust Company
Pennsylvania
$39.2M +$4.03M +74,448 +11%
CLOS
248
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$38.9M +$8.88M +163,837 +30%
OI
249
Oakbrook Investments
Illinois
$38.5M -$10.9M -201,281 -22%
HI
250
Honeywell International
North Carolina
$38.5M -$35.4M -652,694 -48%