1,908 hedge funds and large institutions have $120B invested in Merck in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 205 funds opening new positions, 747 increasing their positions, 734 reducing their positions, and 77 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:

more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: | Existing positions reduced:

less ownership

Funds ownership:

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $127B → $120B (-$7.26B)

15% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.26B | Put options by funds: $1.47B

31% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 173119 (-54)

Holders
1,908
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
119
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$1.26B
Puts
$1.47B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Buyers

1 +$620M
2 +$291M
3 +$271M
4
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$258M
5
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$228M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
601
$6.74M
602
$6.74M
603
$6.7M
604
$6.66M
605
$6.62M
606
$6.5M
607
$6.49M
608
$6.48M
609
$6.48M
610
$6.45M
611
$6.45M
612
$6.44M
613
$6.43M
614
$6.42M
615
$6.42M
616
$6.42M
617
$6.39M
618
$6.38M
619
$6.37M
620
$6.34M
621
$6.34M
622
$6.28M
623
$6.25M
624
$6.22M
625
$6.2M