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

more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:

more funds holding

Funds holding:

more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: | Existing positions reduced:

more ownership

Funds ownership:

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $126B → $121B (-$5.18B)

24% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 147111 (-36)

37% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $808M | Put options by funds: $1.28B

Holders
1,720
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
111
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$808M
Puts
$1.28B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
26
$832M
27
$773M
28
$739M
29
$729M
30
$721M
31
$720M
32
$679M
33
$659M
34
$646M
35
$619M
36
$619M
37
$578M
38
$565M
39
$550M
40
$549M
41
$540M
42
$519M
43
$504M
44
$504M
45
$500M
46
$497M
47
$491M
48
$472M
49
$472M
50
$470M