2,005 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, 752 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)

39% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11771 (-46)

Holders
2,005
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
71
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
576
$6.22M
577
$6.21M
578
$6.19M
579
$6.16M
580
$6.13M
581
$6.12M
582
$6.11M
583
$6.1M
584
$6.06M
585
$6.06M
586
$6.05M
587
$6.04M
588
$6.02M
589
$5.97M
590
$5.95M
591
$5.91M
592
$5.91M
593
$5.91M
594
$5.89M
595
$5.86M
596
$5.85M
597
$5.83M
598
$5.8M
599
$5.78M
600
$5.78M