1,751 hedge funds and large institutions have $112B invested in Merck in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 165 funds opening new positions, 715 increasing their positions, 659 reducing their positions, and 59 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
1,751
Holders Change
+82
Holders Change %
+4.91%
% of All Funds
45.98%
Holding in Top 10
104
Holding in Top 10 Change
+6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+6.12%
% of All Funds
2.73%
New
165
Increased
715
Reduced
659
Closed
59
Calls
$944M
Puts
$909M
Net Calls
+$35.6M
Net Calls Change
+$144M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
CTB
276
Country Trust Bank
Illinois
$29.8M +$852K +16,898 +3%
IAM
277
Impax Asset Management
New Hampshire
$29.4M -$2.11M -41,766 -7%
WF
278
Welch & Forbes
Massachusetts
$29.3M +$401K +7,954 +1%
CS
279
Candriam SCA
Luxembourg
$29.3M -$8.56M -169,750 -23%
VFA
280
Virtus Fund Advisers
Connecticut
$28.7M -$8.66M -170,377 -23%
CA
281
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$28.4M -$278K -5,506 -1%
KBC Group
282
KBC Group
Belgium
$28.2M -$3.42M -67,873 -11%
CIM
283
Calvert Investment Management
Maryland
$27.7M +$10.4M +205,810 +60%
AI
284
Analytic Investors
California
$27.6M -$38M -754,827 -58%
SC
285
Stralem & Co
New York
$27.5M -$8.09M -160,529 -23%
AIA
286
Avalon Investment & Advisory
Texas
$27.3M -$1.65M -32,656 -6%
DCLA
287
Douglas C. Lane & Associates
New York
$27.2M -$1.35M -26,816 -5%
SFM
288
Systematic Financial Management
New Jersey
$27.2M -$684K -13,570 -2%
Baird Financial Group
289
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$27M +$1.36M +26,938 +5%
HIM
290
Hermes Investment Management
United Kingdom
$26.9M +$2.17M +42,985 +9%
BHIA
291
Birch Hill Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
$26.8M -$3.44M -68,202 -11%
URS
292
Utah Retirement Systems
Utah
$26.8M +$47.5K +943 +0.2%
SAM
293
Silvercrest Asset Management
New York
$26.7M +$7.59M +150,587 +40%
OI
294
Oakbrook Investments
Illinois
$26.7M +$17M +336,642 +175%
JPMPWA
295
J.P. Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$26.5M -$2M -39,608 -7%
GA
296
Geneva Advisors
Illinois
$26.3M +$1.19M +23,559 +5%
TAM
297
Todd Asset Management
Kentucky
$25.7M -$1.07M -21,269 -4%
SG Americas Securities
298
SG Americas Securities
New York
$25.7M -$193M -3,822,175 -88%
SCP
299
Seizert Capital Partners
Michigan
$25.5M -$834K -16,541 -3%
Citadel Advisors
300
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$25.5M +$21.8M +432,545 +595%