1,720 hedge funds and large institutions have $121B invested in Merck in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 180 funds opening new positions, 669 increasing their positions, 636 reducing their positions, and 61 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
1,720
Holders Change
+104
Holders Change %
+6.44%
% of All Funds
45.9%
Holding in Top 10
111
Holding in Top 10 Change
-36
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-24.49%
% of All Funds
2.96%
New
180
Increased
669
Reduced
636
Closed
61
Calls
$808M
Puts
$1.28B
Net Calls
-$470M
Net Calls Change
-$471M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
FAF
251
Fjarde Ap-fonden
Sweden
$39.4M -$3.25M -59,431 -8%
Arrowstreet Capital
252
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$39.2M -$218M -4,025,117 -85%
Commonwealth Equity Services
253
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$39.1M +$358K +6,603 +0.9%
SW
254
SVB Wealth
Massachusetts
$38.9M +$38.9M +717,645 New
RIM
255
RS Investment Management
California
$38.3M -$10.6M -195,348 -22%
FQ
256
First Quadrant
California
$38.2M -$10.6M -194,824 -22%
EIM
257
ExxonMobil Investment Management
Texas
$38.2M -$1.97M -36,407 -5%
HCM
258
Hamlin Capital Management
New York
$37.5M -$1.88M -34,614 -5%
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
259
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Netherlands
$36.8M +$7.8M +144,004 +27%
DC
260
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$36.7M +$940K +17,344 +3%
GLA
261
Great Lakes Advisors
Illinois
$35.3M +$454K +8,373 +1%
TGI
262
Tradewinds Global Investors
California
$35M -$1.75M -32,321 -5%
JIR
263
James Investment Research
Ohio
$34.6M +$2.25M +41,531 +7%
PI
264
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$34M +$8.73M +161,079 +35%
MHC
265
Meyer Handelman Company
New York
$33.2M -$114K -2,096 -0.3%
Renaissance Technologies
266
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$32.7M -$12M -222,186 -27%
PP
267
Prospector Partners
Connecticut
$32M -$6.2M -114,337 -16%
CAM
268
Cacti Asset Management
Georgia
$31.7M +$1.88M +34,652 +6%
HTC
269
Haverford Trust Company
Pennsylvania
$31.7M +$58.3K +1,075 +0.2%
ELC
270
Edgar Lomax Company
Virginia
$31.5M +$203K +3,741 +0.6%
WF
271
Welch & Forbes
Massachusetts
$31.3M -$3.58M -66,140 -10%
STMM
272
South Texas Money Management
Texas
$31.2M -$24.6K -454 -0.1%
Natixis Advisors
273
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$30.6M +$2.27M +41,976 +8%
WRF
274
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$30.3M +$2.46M +45,440 +9%
Janney Montgomery Scott
275
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$30.3M +$1.19M +21,992 +4%