2,003 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, 750 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
2,003
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
$6.77M
552
$6.68M
553
$6.67M
554
$6.66M
555
$6.66M
556
$6.62M
557
$6.6M
558
$6.6M
559
$6.59M
560
$6.58M
561
$6.52M
562
$6.52M
563
$6.44M
564
$6.39M
565
$6.37M
566
$6.33M
567
$6.33M
568
$6.33M
569
$6.33M
570
$6.32M
571
$6.31M
572
$6.28M
573
$6.24M
574
$6.22M
575
$6.21M