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 %
PP
251
Prospector Partners
Connecticut
$38.4M -$1.29M -23,790 -3%
Stifel Financial
252
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$38M +$38M +700,762 New
SAM
253
Sectoral Asset Management
Quebec, Canada
$37.9M -$24.2M -447,649 -39%
Royal London Asset Management
254
Royal London Asset Management
United Kingdom
$37.8M -$1.1M -20,922 -3%
CPSAC
255
Chas P. Smith & Associates (CPS)
Florida
$37.7M +$1.31M +24,257 +4%
CGI
256
CI Global Investments
California
$37.5M -$1.14M -20,960 -3%
TAM
257
Todd Asset Management
Kentucky
$37.1M -$2.66M -49,108 -7%
WTNA
258
Wilmington Trust National Association
Delaware
$36.9M -$630K -11,632 -2%
Fidelity International
259
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$35.9M -$15.8M -292,448 -31%
BCM
260
Barometer Capital Management
Ontario, Canada
$35.5M +$35.5M +654,581 New
MMH
261
Menora Mivtachim Holdings
Israel
$35.1M +$7.6M +140,327 +28%
WF
262
Welch & Forbes
Massachusetts
$35M -$101K -1,856 -0.3%
Lord, Abbett & Co
263
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
$34.9M -$34M -627,153 -49%
GLA
264
Great Lakes Advisors
Illinois
$34.9M -$1.09M -20,168 -3%
Commonwealth Equity Services
265
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$34.8M +$568K +10,486 +2%
TGI
266
Tradewinds Global Investors
California
$34.5M -$33.9M -626,092 -50%
DC
267
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$34.1M +$584K +10,780 +2%
CCI
268
Columbus Circle Investors
$33.6M +$12.2M +224,942 +57%
MHC
269
Meyer Handelman Company
New York
$33.3M -$346K -6,392 -1%
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
270
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
Japan
$32.6M +$1.81M +33,360 +6%
COPPSERS
271
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
$32M +$323K +5,965 +1%
AAF
272
Andra AP-fonden
Sweden
$31.7M +$290K +5,345 +0.9%
Asset Management One
273
Asset Management One
Japan
$31.5M +$2.41M +45,031 +8%
AIA
274
Avalon Investment & Advisory
Texas
$31.2M +$7.52M +138,846 +32%
VRS
275
Virginia Retirement Systems
Virginia
$31.2M +$8.49M +156,748 +37%