1,708 hedge funds and large institutions have $121B invested in Merck in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 91 funds opening new positions, 720 increasing their positions, 656 reducing their positions, and 82 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
1,708
Holders Change
-12
Holders Change %
-0.7%
% of All Funds
45.56%
Holding in Top 10
127
Holding in Top 10 Change
+16
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+14.41%
% of All Funds
3.39%
New
91
Increased
720
Reduced
656
Closed
82
Calls
$1.09B
Puts
$866M
Net Calls
+$221M
Net Calls Change
+$692M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
MAM
551
Meeder Asset Management
Ohio
$6.98M +$603K +10,999 +9%
APFBOT
552
Amica Pension Fund Board of Trustees
Rhode Island
$6.95M
FFBTD
553
First Financial Bank - Trust Division
Ohio
$6.93M -$281K -5,117 -4%
SCM
554
Salem Capital Management
Massachusetts
$6.92M -$178K -3,248 -3%
GIM
555
Grassi Investment Management
California
$6.89M +$168K +3,069 +3%
First Trust Advisors
556
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$6.84M -$11.7M -214,115 -63%
CTC
557
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$6.83M +$675K +12,305 +11%
LIC
558
Lodestar Investment Counsel
Illinois
$6.83M +$181K +3,303 +3%
RS
559
Robeco Schweiz
Switzerland
$6.83M +$793K +14,241 +13%
KIC
560
Keating Investment Counselors
Florida
$6.69M +$20.1K +367 +0.3%
WMSA
561
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
$6.67M -$517K -9,432 -7%
FFSOTS
562
Fiduciary Financial Services of The Southwest
Texas
$6.6M -$128K -2,330 -2%
OA
563
Oxbow Advisors
Texas
$6.59M +$340K +6,191 +5%
FIM
564
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$6.54M +$2.5M +45,615 +62%
SBH
565
Segall Bryant & Hamill
Illinois
$6.51M +$148K +2,693 +2%
BTW
566
Boston Trust Walden
Massachusetts
$6.48M +$2.89M +52,741 +81%
SM
567
Stratton Management
Pennsylvania
$6.47M +$34K +619 +0.5%
CAM
568
Cypress Asset Management
Texas
$6.46M -$16.4K -299 -0.3%
OIMU
569
Orbis Investment Management (US)
California
$6.37M +$727K +13,255 +13%
LSA
570
L & S Advisors
California
$6.34M +$332K +6,049 +6%
CIC
571
Canal Insurance Company
South Carolina
$6.32M
TCM
572
Twin Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$6.28M -$202K -3,679 -3%
CIP
573
Convergence Investment Partners
Florida
$6.28M +$4.14M +75,411 +193%
JAFL
574
Jay A. Fishman Ltd
Michigan
$6.26M -$245K -4,465 -4%
PP
575
Palladium Partners
Virginia
$6.19M -$125K -2,276 -2%