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

more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:

more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $ | Put options by funds: $

more funds holding

Funds holding:

more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $ → $

0.2% more ownership

Funds ownership: 77.75%77.95% (+0.2%)

7% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 580 | Existing positions reduced: 627

3% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 117113 (-4)

Holders
1,564
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
113
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$1.39B
Puts
$953M
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
476
$8.32M
477
$8.18M
478
$8.17M
479
$8.17M
480
$8.17M
481
$8.08M
482
$8.04M
483
$8.04M
484
$8M
485
$7.81M
486
$7.81M
487
$7.8M
488
$7.69M
489
$7.62M
490
$7.54M
491
$7.51M
492
$7.46M
493
$7.46M
494
$7.41M
495
$7.4M
496
$7.39M
497
$7.38M
498
$7.37M
499
$7.29M
500
$7.22M