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
526
$7.74M
527
$7.74M
528
$7.68M
529
$7.65M
530
$7.64M
531
$7.62M
532
$7.62M
533
$7.57M
534
$7.45M
535
$7.43M
536
$7.39M
537
$7.35M
538
$7.33M
539
$7.27M
540
$7.27M
541
$7.23M
542
$7.23M
543
$7.17M
544
$7.09M
545
$7.07M
546
$7.02M
547
$6.99M
548
$6.85M
549
$6.83M
550
$6.83M