2,004 hedge funds and large institutions have $114B invested in Merck in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 232 funds opening new positions, 751 increasing their positions, 820 reducing their positions, and 127 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:

less ownership

Funds ownership:

less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: | Existing positions reduced:

9% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.16B | Put options by funds: $1.28B

13% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $130B → $114B (-$16.8B)

40% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11670 (-46)

Holders
2,004
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
70
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$1.16B
Puts
$1.28B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
501
$8.36M
502
$8.36M
503
$8.34M
504
$8.34M
505
$8.28M
506
$8.26M
507
$8.23M
508
$8.21M
509
$8.21M
510
$8.21M
511
$8.21M
512
$8.16M
513
$8.15M
514
$8.15M
515
$8.14M
516
$8.12M
517
$8.09M
518
$8.06M
519
$7.96M
520
$7.94M
521
$7.94M
522
$7.89M
523
$7.84M
524
$7.75M
525
$7.75M