1,708 hedge funds and large institutions have $121B invested in Merck in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 91 funds opening new positions, 720 increasing their positions, 656 reducing their positions, and 82 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
1,708
Holders Change
-12
Holders Change %
-0.7%
% of All Funds
45.56%
Holding in Top 10
127
Holding in Top 10 Change
+16
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+14.41%
% of All Funds
3.39%
New
91
Increased
720
Reduced
656
Closed
82
Calls
$1.09B
Puts
$866M
Net Calls
+$221M
Net Calls Change
+$692M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
SCP
276
Seizert Capital Partners
Michigan
$32.2M -$19M -347,038 -37%
Janus Henderson Group
277
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$31.7M +$8.62M +157,037 +37%
WF
278
Welch & Forbes
Massachusetts
$31.5M -$237K -4,313 -0.7%
Janney Montgomery Scott
279
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$31.5M +$837K +15,266 +3%
LPL Financial
280
LPL Financial
California
$31.4M +$2.62M +48,208 +9%
WRF
281
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$30.6M -$95K -1,733 -0.3%
Asset Management One
282
Asset Management One
Japan
$30.4M +$353K +6,357 +1%
HCMT
283
Highland Capital Management (Tennessee)
Tennessee
$30.4M -$48.3K -881 -0.2%
AIA
284
Avalon Investment & Advisory
Texas
$30.3M +$807K +14,718 +3%
TAM
285
Todd Asset Management
Kentucky
$30.1M -$128K -2,332 -0.4%
URS
286
Utah Retirement Systems
Utah
$30M +$954K +17,396 +3%
BAPIM
287
British Airways Pensions Investment Management
United Kingdom
$29.6M
IAM
288
Impax Asset Management
New Hampshire
$29.1M +$573K +10,453 +2%
CTB
289
Country Trust Bank
Illinois
$29M -$6.69K -122 -0%
CWM
290
CIBC World Markets
New York
$28.7M +$28.7M +524,000 New
PA
291
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$27.9M -$289K -5,269 -1%
OTPPB
292
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board
Ontario, Canada
$27.9M +$2.34M +42,672 +9%
AIMCA
293
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
$27.6M
ADEF
294
Adams Diversified Equity Fund
Maryland
$27.6M
BPBT
295
Boston Private Bank & Trust
Massachusetts
$27.3M +$93.5K +1,704 +0.3%
VRS
296
Virginia Retirement Systems
Virginia
$27.2M -$137K -2,490 -0.5%
CWG
297
C WorldWide Group
Denmark
$26.9M +$5.29M +96,416 +24%
HNB
298
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$26.7M -$1.99M -36,317 -7%
CC
299
Chubb Corp
New Jersey
$26.5M
OPERF
300
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund
Oregon
$26.4M -$28.7K -524 -0.1%