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
626
$4.67M
627
$4.63M
628
$4.59M
629
$4.58M
630
$4.57M
631
$4.54M
632
$4.54M
633
$4.48M
634
$4.48M
635
$4.48M
636
$4.47M
637
$4.45M
638
$4.4M
639
$4.4M
640
$4.38M
641
$4.37M
642
$4.34M
643
$4.33M
644
$4.31M
645
$4.29M
646
$4.25M
647
$4.25M
648
$4.25M
649
$4.24M
650
$4.2M