1,670 hedge funds and large institutions have $107B invested in Merck in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 64 funds opening new positions, 747 increasing their positions, 632 reducing their positions, and 99 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: | Existing positions reduced:

less ownership

Funds ownership:

less funds holding

Funds holding:

less call options, than puts

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

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $119B → $107B (-$12.7B)

28% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 13799 (-38)

35% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 64 | Existing positions closed: 99

Holders
1,670
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
99
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$977M
Puts
$1.09B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Buyers

1 +$554M
2 +$430M
3 +$318M
4
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
+$206M
5
Axa
Axa
France
+$151M

Top Sellers

1 -$742M
2 -$617M
3 -$217M
4
HSBC Holdings
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
-$190M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$188M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
526
$6.94M
527
$6.94M
528
$6.9M
529
$6.88M
530
$6.67M
531
$6.64M
532
$6.58M
533
$6.48M
534
$6.4M
535
$6.39M
536
$6.38M
537
$6.37M
538
$6.36M
539
$6.33M
540
$6.29M
541
$6.28M
542
$6.26M
543
$6.25M
544
$6.25M
545
$6.17M
546
$6.17M
547
$6.13M
548
$6.11M
549
$6.06M
550
$6.03M