1,600 hedge funds and large institutions have $125B invested in Merck in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 115 funds opening new positions, 595 increasing their positions, 702 reducing their positions, and 63 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
1,600
Holders Change
+36
Holders Change %
+2.3%
% of All Funds
46.24%
Holding in Top 10
147
Holding in Top 10 Change
+34
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+30.09%
% of All Funds
4.25%
New
115
Increased
595
Reduced
702
Closed
63
Calls
$1.01B
Puts
$731M
Net Calls
+$277M
Net Calls Change
-$157M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
PWP
426
Private Wealth Partners
California
$12.5M -$783K -14,460 -6%
CC
427
Cannell & Co
New York
$12.5M +$9.7M +179,023 +342%
CNB
428
City National Bank
California
$12.5M -$2.05M -37,849 -14%
ISL
429
Ingalls & Snyder LLC
New York
$12.4M +$179K +3,300 +1%
NLGIA
430
Nippon Life Global Investors Americas
New York
$12.3M -$384K -7,085 -3%
JGUA
431
John G. Ullman & Associates
New York
$12.1M +$46.8K +864 +0.4%
ORIO
432
Old Republic International (ORI)
Illinois
$12.1M
BBHC
433
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$12M -$354K -6,539 -3%
AAMU
434
AEGON Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$11.9M +$1.06M +19,592 +10%
MI
435
Markston International
New York
$11.9M -$79.5K -1,468 -0.7%
PRC
436
Platte River Capital
Colorado
$11.9M -$188K -3,479 -2%
BP
437
Banyan Partners
Florida
$11.9M +$620K +11,455 +6%
WSFS
438
Wilmington Savings Fund Society
Delaware
$11.8M -$372K -6,870 -3%
SIC
439
Salem Investment Counselors
North Carolina
$11.7M -$106K -1,955 -0.9%
IHM
440
Iguana Healthcare Management
New York
$11.6M +$1.7M +31,440 +17%
JMFC
441
J.M. Forbes & Co
Massachusetts
$11.4M +$1.5M +27,713 +15%
B
442
Barings
North Carolina
$11.4M +$1.48M +27,248 +15%
CS
443
Central Securities
New York
$11.4M
CII
444
CR Intrinsic Investors
Connecticut
$11.4M +$11.4M +209,600 New
CAM
445
Cormorant Asset Management
Massachusetts
$11.4M +$11.4M +209,600 New
AA
446
ALPS Advisors
Colorado
$11.3M -$333K -6,154 -3%
LI
447
LMCG Investments
Massachusetts
$11.2M +$129K +2,376 +1%
TMAM
448
Tokio Marine Asset Management
Japan
$11.2M -$424K -7,834 -4%
CIBC World Market
449
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$11.2M +$3.28M +60,491 +41%
BCM
450
Beddow Capital Management
Wyoming
$11.2M -$505K -9,319 -4%