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

more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:

more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $ | Put options by funds: $

more funds holding

Funds holding:

more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $ → $

0.2% more ownership

Funds ownership: 77.75%77.95% (+0.2%)

7% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 580 | Existing positions reduced: 627

3% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 117113 (-4)

Holders
1,564
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
113
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$1.39B
Puts
$953M
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
601
$5.04M
602
$5.04M
603
$5.04M
604
$5.03M
605
$5.02M
606
$5.02M
607
$5M
608
$4.96M
609
$4.91M
610
$4.85M
611
$4.85M
612
$4.83M
613
$4.83M
614
$4.83M
615
$4.82M
616
$4.78M
617
$4.77M
618
$4.75M
619
$4.75M
620
$4.74M
621
$4.74M
622
$4.72M
623
$4.7M
624
$4.7M
625
$4.7M