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 %
WTC
526
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$7.67M +$262K +4,839 +4%
AF
527
Ally Financial
Michigan
$7.66M -$11.4M -209,600 -60%
SMI
528
Shelter Mutual Insurance
Missouri
$7.63M
BAM
529
Berkshire Asset Management
Pennsylvania
$7.62M -$89.4K -1,650 -1%
AIP
530
ARS Investment Partners
New York
$7.62M -$55.2K -1,019 -0.7%
WC
531
Woodstock Corp
Massachusetts
$7.59M -$104K -1,912 -1%
DD
532
Dominick & Dominick
New York
$7.57M -$701K -12,943 -8%
Two Sigma Advisers
533
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$7.57M +$4.32M +79,753 +133%
FAAS
534
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$7.56M +$649K +11,929 +9%
FMLI
535
Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance
Japan
$7.53M -$11.3K -209 -0.2%
1SB
536
1ST Source Bank
Indiana
$7.52M -$108K -1,986 -1%
SC
537
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$7.51M +$1.49M +27,553 +25%
BSPF
538
British Steel Pension Fund
United Kingdom
$7.48M +$1.61M +29,678 +27%
ACM
539
Academy Capital Management
Texas
$7.43M -$28.5K -526 -0.4%
PR
540
Payden & Rygel
California
$7.4M +$11.9K +220 +0.2%
IAM
541
Impax Asset Management
New Hampshire
$7.39M +$7.39M +136,489 New
SCM
542
Salem Capital Management
Massachusetts
$7.37M -$227K -4,183 -3%
KJHP
543
K.J. Harrison & Partners
Ontario, Canada
$7.35M -$17K -315 -0.2%
CCM
544
Chilton Capital Management
Texas
$7.34M +$615K +11,345 +9%
WMSA
545
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
$7.34M +$1.59M +29,344 +28%
Capstone Investment Advisors
546
Capstone Investment Advisors
New York
$7.34M +$3.95M +72,853 +116%
ACM
547
Argent Capital Management
Missouri
$7.32M +$34.9K +644 +0.5%
FAAM
548
First Allied Asset Management
California
$7.3M -$42.4K -776 -0.6%
GAM
549
Griffin Asset Management
New York
$7.18M -$1.23M -22,692 -15%
GIM
550
Goelzer Investment Management
Indiana
$7.17M +$91.3K +1,686 +1%