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
601
$5.75M
602
$5.74M
603
$5.72M
604
$5.71M
605
$5.71M
606
$5.71M
607
$5.68M
608
$5.68M
609
$5.67M
610
$5.65M
611
$5.63M
612
$5.63M
613
$5.62M
614
$5.61M
615
$5.58M
616
$5.58M
617
$5.54M
618
$5.48M
619
$5.46M
620
$5.46M
621
$5.43M
622
$5.42M
623
$5.42M
624
$5.39M
625
$5.38M