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 %
FWCM
301
Ferguson Wellman Capital Management
Oregon
$26.4M +$11M +200,948 +72%
CT
302
Cambridge Trust
Massachusetts
$26.3M +$93.2K +1,699 +0.4%
CNB
303
City National Bank
California
$26.2M +$12M +218,259 +84%
BKBG
304
BHF Kleinwort Benson Group
Belgium
$26.1M +$3.76M +68,571 +17%
JPMPWA
305
J.P. Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$25.2M +$2.08M +37,898 +9%
LCP
306
Lombardia Capital Partners
California
$25M +$4.58M +83,564 +22%
CC
307
Curian Capital
Colorado
$24.7M +$1.43M +25,983 +6%
IC
308
Inverness Counsel
New York
$24.6M +$3.3M +60,176 +16%
GAI
309
General American Investors
New York
$24.6M
CEP
310
Chicago Equity Partners
Illinois
$24.5M +$15M +273,429 +158%
NB
311
Norinchukin Bank
Japan
$24.3M -$194K -3,536 -0.8%
AA
312
ALPS Advisors
Colorado
$24.2M +$3.39M +61,778 +16%
B
313
Baird
Wisconsin
$24M -$3.97M -72,332 -14%
CI
314
Capital International
California
$24M +$2.57M +46,909 +12%
MA
315
MUFG Americas
New York
$23.9M +$540K +9,846 +2%
ERM
316
Elm Ridge Management
New York
$23.8M -$1.47M -26,878 -6%
BVDMP
317
Bedrijfstakpensioenfonds Voor De Media PNO
Netherlands
$23.6M +$213K +3,878 +0.9%
O
318
OrbiMed
New York
$23.3M -$144M -2,630,794 -86%
BFS
319
Bradley Foster & Sargent
Connecticut
$23.1M +$826K +15,067 +4%
B
320
BP
United Kingdom
$23.1M -$2.59M -47,160 -10%
DILH
321
Dai-ichi Life Holdings
Japan
$23M -$3.12M -56,827 -12%
SCM
322
Sarissa Capital Management
Connecticut
$23M
MNA
323
Manning & Napier Advisors
New York
$22.9M -$50.6K -923 -0.2%
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
324
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
Japan
$22.6M -$1.41M -25,644 -6%
SCI
325
S&CO Inc
Massachusetts
$22.3M +$77K +1,404 +0.3%