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
Holders
1,564
Holders Change
+96
Holders Change %
+6.54%
% of All Funds
45.43%
Holding in Top 10
113
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-3.42%
% of All Funds
3.28%
New
187
Increased
580
Reduced
627
Closed
70
Calls
$1.39B
Puts
$953M
Net Calls
+$434M
Net Calls Change
+$103M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
FVCM
651
F&V Capital Management
Florida
$4.2M -$144K -3,013 -3%
OCM
652
Oakwood Capital Management
California
$4.19M -$171K -3,579 -4%
BA
653
Bennicas & Associates
California
$4.19M -$714K -14,960 -15%
LNWWM
654
Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management
California
$4.17M +$114K +2,392 +3%
Acadian Asset Management
655
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$4.16M +$681K +14,252 +20%
Daiwa Securities Group
656
Daiwa Securities Group
Japan
$4.11M -$651K -13,624 -14%
DCMA
657
Daiwa Capital Markets America
New York
$4.11M +$4.11M +85,997 New
GC
658
Guardian Capital
Ontario, Canada
$4.1M +$4.1M +85,894 New
CIA
659
Choate Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
$4.08M +$326K +6,834 +9%
OIM
660
Opus Investment Management
Massachusetts
$4M -$1M -20,960 -20%
WCMNY
661
Westchester Capital Management (New York)
New York
$4M +$4M +83,840 New
KAM
662
Kokusai Asset Management
Japan
$3.98M -$527K -11,108 -12%
BC
663
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
$3.97M -$179K -3,752 -4%
GLRA
664
Gerald L. Ray & Associates
Texas
$3.92M +$239 +5 +0%
BCM
665
Birmingham Capital Management
Alabama
$3.9M +$307K +6,424 +9%
TBA
666
Tower Bridge Advisors
Pennsylvania
$3.9M -$16.6K -347 -0.4%
CAN
667
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$3.9M -$32.6K -679 -0.8%
HT
668
HighTower Trust
Texas
$3.89M
TCOV
669
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
$3.89M -$39.3K -823 -1%
SIG
670
Schooner Investment Group
Pennsylvania
$3.86M +$940K +19,912 +32%
HVC
671
Healthcare Value Capital
New Jersey
$3.85M +$501K +10,480 +15%
RIL
672
Rothschild Investment LLC
Illinois
$3.85M -$7.19M -150,666 -65%
SSB
673
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$3.85M -$98.6K -2,064 -2%
NB
674
NBT Bank
New York
$3.83M +$169K +3,541 +5%
FBT
675
First Bankers Trust
Kentucky
$3.81M +$183K +3,835 +5%