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
551
$6.81M
552
$6.77M
553
$6.68M
554
$6.67M
555
$6.66M
556
$6.66M
557
$6.62M
558
$6.6M
559
$6.6M
560
$6.59M
561
$6.58M
562
$6.52M
563
$6.52M
564
$6.44M
565
$6.39M
566
$6.37M
567
$6.33M
568
$6.33M
569
$6.33M
570
$6.33M
571
$6.32M
572
$6.31M
573
$6.28M
574
$6.24M
575
$6.22M