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 %
URS
276
Utah Retirement Systems
Utah
$30.8M +$221K +4,088 +0.7%
JIR
277
James Investment Research
Ohio
$30.7M -$368K -6,786 -1%
HCMT
278
Highland Capital Management (Tennessee)
Tennessee
$30.7M -$144K -2,667 -0.5%
HTC
279
Haverford Trust Company
Pennsylvania
$30.5M -$4.81M -88,813 -14%
SC
280
Samlyn Capital
New York
$30.5M -$20.9M -385,769 -41%
ELC
281
Edgar Lomax Company
Virginia
$30.4M -$376K -6,943 -1%
PIM
282
Perkins Investment Management
Illinois
$30.2M -$4.46M -82,258 -13%
STMM
283
South Texas Money Management
Texas
$30.1M +$801K +14,785 +3%
Nomura Holdings
284
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$30.1M +$10.2M +188,963 +51%
SFM
285
Sphera Funds Management
Israel
$30.1M +$14.2M +262,000 +89%
FCAM
286
F&C Asset Management
United Kingdom
$29.8M -$2.16M -39,894 -7%
Natixis Advisors
287
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$29.8M +$3.33M +61,505 +13%
ERM
288
Elm Ridge Management
New York
$29.6M +$2.8M +51,606 +10%
Ninety One (UK)
289
Ninety One (UK)
United Kingdom
$29.6M +$978K +18,047 +3%
CAM
290
Cacti Asset Management
Georgia
$29.2M +$2.18M +40,323 +8%
DILH
291
Dai-ichi Life Holdings
Japan
$28.4M -$652K -12,045 -2%
PA
292
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$28.3M -$1.43M -26,438 -5%
IC
293
Inverness Counsel
New York
$27.8M +$12.1M +223,313 +77%
Janney Montgomery Scott
294
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$27.5M -$542K -10,003 -2%
NEI
295
Northwest & Ethical Investments
Ontario, Canada
$27.5M -$73.8K -1,362 -0.3%
ICM
296
ICC Capital Management
Florida
$27.5M -$7.66M -141,349 -22%
PI
297
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$27.4M -$10.3M -190,713 -27%
ADEF
298
Adams Diversified Equity Fund
Maryland
$27.3M
DM
299
Deerfield Management
New York
$27.1M -$14.1M -259,694 -34%
LS
300
Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia
Sweden
$26.7M +$24.1M +445,340 +923%