1,564 hedge funds and large institutions have $109B invested in Merck in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 187 funds opening new positions, 580 increasing their positions, 627 reducing their positions, and 70 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
1,564
Holders Change
+96
Holders Change %
+6.54%
% of All Funds
45.43%
Holding in Top 10
113
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-3.42%
% of All Funds
3.28%
New
187
Increased
580
Reduced
627
Closed
70
Calls
$1.39B
Puts
$953M
Net Calls
+$434M
Net Calls Change
+$103M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
SAM
576
Shikiar Asset Management
New York
$5.37M +$32.5K +681 +0.6%
PWLP
577
Prio Wealth Limited Partnership
Massachusetts
$5.35M -$210K -4,392 -4%
CGT
578
Capital Guardian Trust
California
$5.33M +$174K +3,644 +3%
JFL
579
Jarislowsky, Fraser Ltd
Quebec, Canada
$5.33M -$102K -2,129 -2%
CC
580
Capital Counsel
New York
$5.32M -$20K -419 -0.4%
PP
581
Palladium Partners
Virginia
$5.31M -$702K -14,698 -12%
SC
582
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$5.31M -$2.79M -58,413 -34%
DY
583
Dowling & Yahnke
California
$5.28M +$269K +5,641 +5%
CCT
584
Chemung Canal Trust
New York
$5.27M -$106K -2,230 -2%
SLF
585
Sun Life Financial
Ontario, Canada
$5.23M -$1.52M -31,820 -23%
PHS
586
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$5.23M -$162K -3,397 -3%
BFO
587
Boston Family Office
Massachusetts
$5.23M -$5.73K -120 -0.1%
TCM
588
Tran Capital Management
California
$5.22M +$243K +5,082 +5%
PFC
589
Phocas Financial Corp
California
$5.21M -$665K -13,923 -11%
MIM
590
Merit Investment Management
Delaware
$5.2M +$4.56M +95,553 +715%
BSPF
591
British Steel Pension Fund
United Kingdom
$5.18M -$334K -6,998 -6%
KRSITF
592
Kentucky Retirement Systems Insurance Trust Fund
Kentucky
$5.18M -$39.3K -823 -0.8%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
593
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$5.14M -$153K -3,194 -3%
KIA
594
KCM Investment Advisors
California
$5.14M +$151K +3,160 +3%
CVM
595
Cheviot Value Management
California
$5.1M -$55K -1,152 -1%
EM
596
Excalibur Management
Massachusetts
$5.09M -$45.1K -944 -0.9%
FNB
597
First Niagara Bank
New York
$5.08M -$188K -3,932 -4%
WMSA
598
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
$5.07M +$2.06M +43,230 +69%
CTC
599
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$5.06M -$478K -10,013 -9%
ACM
600
Argyle Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$5.06M -$28.3K -592 -0.6%