1,564 hedge funds and large institutions have $109B invested in Merck in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 187 funds opening new positions, 580 increasing their positions, 627 reducing their positions, and 70 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
1,564
Holders Change
+96
Holders Change %
+6.54%
% of All Funds
45.43%
Holding in Top 10
113
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-3.42%
% of All Funds
3.28%
New
187
Increased
580
Reduced
627
Closed
70
Calls
$1.39B
Puts
$953M
Net Calls
+$434M
Net Calls Change
+$103M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
ERM
301
Elm Ridge Management
New York
$23.6M -$4.83M -101,082 -17%
LPL Financial
302
LPL Financial
California
$23.6M +$795K +16,637 +3%
WB
303
WesBanco Bank
West Virginia
$23.4M -$1.84M -38,437 -7%
Natixis Advisors
304
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$23.3M +$1.37M +28,725 +6%
M&T Bank
305
M&T Bank
New York
$23.3M -$424K -8,876 -2%
CT
306
Cambridge Trust
Massachusetts
$23.2M -$3.72M -77,788 -14%
CC
307
Chubb Corp
New Jersey
$23.1M
FWIA
308
Fort Washington Investment Advisors
Ohio
$23M -$720K -15,078 -3%
OPERF
309
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund
Oregon
$22.6M +$3.53M +73,884 +18%
AC
310
Amici Capital
New York
$22.6M +$10M +209,600 +80%
MA
311
MUFG Americas
New York
$22.5M -$1.29M -27,025 -5%
CIBC Asset Management
312
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$22.4M -$1.03M -21,665 -4%
MME
313
Meag Munich Ergo
Germany
$21.5M -$6.76M -142,247 -24%
B
314
Baird
Wisconsin
$21.4M -$983K -20,574 -4%
GAI
315
General American Investors
New York
$21.4M +$5.11M +107,096 +31%
PL
316
Perpetual Ltd
Australia
$21.3M -$30K -628 -0.1%
AIA
317
Avalon Investment & Advisory
Texas
$20.9M +$87.2K +1,826 +0.4%
CIA
318
CCM Investment Advisers
South Carolina
$20.8M +$521K +10,919 +3%
MNA
319
Manning & Napier Advisors
New York
$20.5M -$644K -13,482 -3%
WAM
320
World Asset Management
Michigan
$20.4M -$3.41M -71,482 -14%
Balyasny Asset Management
321
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$20.3M -$18.2M -380,388 -47%
SCM
322
Sarissa Capital Management
Connecticut
$20M +$20M +419,200 New
VRS
323
Virginia Retirement Systems
Virginia
$20M -$6.24M -130,721 -24%
SCI
324
S&CO Inc
Massachusetts
$19.8M -$54.2K -1,134 -0.3%
BPBT
325
Boston Private Bank & Trust
Massachusetts
$19.6M +$287K +6,007 +1%