2,003 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, 750 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
2,003
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
$5.72M
602
$5.71M
603
$5.71M
604
$5.71M
605
$5.68M
606
$5.68M
607
$5.67M
608
$5.65M
609
$5.63M
610
$5.63M
611
$5.62M
612
$5.61M
613
$5.58M
614
$5.58M
615
$5.54M
616
$5.48M
617
$5.46M
618
$5.46M
619
$5.43M
620
$5.42M
621
$5.42M
622
$5.39M
623
$5.38M
624
$5.34M
625
$5.31M