1,720 hedge funds and large institutions have $121B invested in Merck in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 180 funds opening new positions, 669 increasing their positions, 636 reducing their positions, and 61 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
1,720
Holders Change
+104
Holders Change %
+6.44%
% of All Funds
45.9%
Holding in Top 10
111
Holding in Top 10 Change
-36
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-24.49%
% of All Funds
2.96%
New
180
Increased
669
Reduced
636
Closed
61
Calls
$808M
Puts
$1.28B
Net Calls
-$470M
Net Calls Change
-$471M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
CC
426
Cannell & Co
New York
$13M -$64.1K -1,183 -0.5%
FBNAT
427
FirstMerit Bank N.A. Trustee
Ohio
$12.9M -$87K -1,605 -0.7%
SAMNY
428
Samsung Asset Management (New York)
New York
$12.9M -$954K -17,606 -7%
GL
429
GLG LLC
New York
$12.8M
CCM
430
Cadence Capital Management
Massachusetts
$12.8M -$1.24M -22,926 -9%
AF
431
Ally Financial
Michigan
$12.8M +$10.3M +190,736 +423%
LT
432
LJ Trust
Nevada
$12.6M +$11.3M +208,154 +828%
ECM
433
Estabrook Capital Management
New York
$12.6M -$138K -2,542 -1%
AAMU
434
AEGON Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$12.3M -$346K -6,385 -3%
LSERS
435
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$12.2M -$392K -7,231 -3%
KRS
436
Kentucky Retirement Systems
Kentucky
$12M -$709K -13,093 -6%
Toronto Dominion Bank
437
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$12M +$3.51M +64,887 +41%
BBHC
438
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$11.9M -$129K -2,387 -1%
JMFC
439
J.M. Forbes & Co
Massachusetts
$11.8M +$53.3K +950 +0.5%
SIC
440
Salem Investment Counselors
North Carolina
$11.6M +$8.07K +149 +0.1%
KAM
441
Krensavage Asset Management
New York
$11.6M +$11.6M +213,897 New
PWP
442
Private Wealth Partners
California
$11.6M -$953K -17,592 -8%
AAM
443
Aureus Asset Management
Massachusetts
$11.5M -$196K -3,614 -2%
JGUA
444
John G. Ullman & Associates
New York
$11.5M -$141K -2,594 -1%
FCI
445
Financial Counselors Inc
Kansas
$11.5M +$701K +12,944 +7%
WSFS
446
Wilmington Savings Fund Society
Delaware
$11.5M +$102K +1,890 +0.9%
GGI
447
Godsey & Gibb Inc
Virginia
$11.4M +$282K +5,201 +3%
CS
448
Central Securities
New York
$11.4M
AMI
449
Amica Mutual Insurance
Rhode Island
$11.3M
WIC
450
Wilkins Investment Counsel
Massachusetts
$11.2M +$79.5K +1,467 +0.7%