2,005 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, 752 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)

39% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11771 (-46)

Holders
2,005
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
71
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
$7.75M
527
$7.74M
528
$7.74M
529
$7.68M
530
$7.65M
531
$7.64M
532
$7.62M
533
$7.62M
534
$7.57M
535
$7.45M
536
$7.43M
537
$7.39M
538
$7.35M
539
$7.33M
540
$7.27M
541
$7.27M
542
$7.23M
543
$7.23M
544
$7.17M
545
$7.09M
546
$7.07M
547
$7.02M
548
$6.99M
549
$6.85M
550
$6.83M