1,671 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, 748 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
1,671
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 +$625M
2 +$485M
3 +$358M
4
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
+$232M
5
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$199M

Top Sellers

1 -$837M
2 -$696M
3 -$244M
4
HSBC Holdings
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
-$214M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$212M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
551
$6.03M
552
$6.03M
553
$6.01M
554
$5.99M
555
$5.98M
556
$5.97M
557
$5.96M
558
$5.96M
559
$5.95M
560
$5.92M
561
$5.89M
562
$5.89M
563
$5.88M
564
$5.86M
565
$5.86M
566
$5.8M
567
$5.78M
568
$5.74M
569
$5.73M
570
$5.65M
571
$5.61M
572
$5.61M
573
$5.6M
574
$5.6M
575
$5.56M