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 %
GG
376
Gofen & Glossberg
Illinois
$14.1M +$219K +4,591 +2%
SFM
377
Sphera Funds Management
Israel
$14M +$14M +293,440 New
FGP
378
Foyston, Gordon, & Payne
Ontario, Canada
$13.9M +$1.4M +29,239 +11%
IC
379
Inverness Counsel
New York
$13.8M -$432K -9,043 -3%
VanEck Associates
380
VanEck Associates
New York
$13.6M +$282K +5,914 +2%
AFG
381
American Financial Group
Ohio
$13.6M
EB
382
Eastern Bank
Massachusetts
$13.4M -$2.42M -50,614 -15%
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
383
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Netherlands
$13.4M +$1.58M +33,054 +13%
FQ
384
First Quadrant
California
$13.3M -$300K -6,288 -2%
FWCM
385
Ferguson Wellman Capital Management
Oregon
$13.2M -$22.4M -468,359 -63%
CCM
386
Cadence Capital Management
Massachusetts
$13.2M -$594K -12,434 -4%
HIMC
387
Heritage Investors Management Corp
Maryland
$13.1M -$11.6K -243 -0.1%
SAM
388
Securian Asset Management
Minnesota
$13.1M +$108K +2,270 +0.8%
BC
389
Bruce & Co
Illinois
$13.1M
AMI
390
Amica Mutual Insurance
Rhode Island
$13M
ANI
391
American National Insurance
Texas
$13M
CIP
392
Chartwell Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
$12.9M -$562K -11,774 -4%
CNB
393
City National Bank
California
$12.8M -$2.54M -53,113 -17%
PAM
394
Private Asset Management
California
$12.6M +$533K +11,162 +4%
UCFA
395
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$12.6M +$238K +4,974 +2%
WPC
396
Waters Parkerson & Co
Louisiana
$12.4M +$305K +6,389 +3%
STI
397
Susquehanna Trust & Investment
Pennsylvania
$12.4M -$1.53M -32,134 -11%
CFB
398
Cullen/Frost Bankers
Texas
$12.4M +$541K +11,319 +5%
William Blair & Company
399
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$12.4M -$2.76M -57,821 -18%
HCM
400
Hutchinson Capital Management
California
$12.2M -$111K -2,321 -0.9%