2,004 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, 751 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)

40% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11670 (-46)

Holders
2,004
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
70
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
$5.74M
602
$5.72M
603
$5.71M
604
$5.71M
605
$5.71M
606
$5.68M
607
$5.68M
608
$5.67M
609
$5.65M
610
$5.63M
611
$5.63M
612
$5.62M
613
$5.61M
614
$5.58M
615
$5.58M
616
$5.54M
617
$5.48M
618
$5.46M
619
$5.46M
620
$5.43M
621
$5.42M
622
$5.42M
623
$5.39M
624
$5.38M
625
$5.34M