1,600 hedge funds and large institutions have $125B invested in Merck in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 115 funds opening new positions, 595 increasing their positions, 702 reducing their positions, and 63 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
1,600
Holders Change
+36
Holders Change %
+2.3%
% of All Funds
46.24%
Holding in Top 10
147
Holding in Top 10 Change
+34
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+30.09%
% of All Funds
4.25%
New
115
Increased
595
Reduced
702
Closed
63
Calls
$1.01B
Puts
$731M
Net Calls
+$277M
Net Calls Change
-$157M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
CAN
651
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$4.7M +$290K +5,348 +7%
PAM
652
Palisade Asset Management
Minnesota
$4.7M -$3.67M -67,757 -44%
GC
653
Guardian Capital
Ontario, Canada
$4.69M +$38K +702 +0.8%
PHS
654
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$4.69M -$1.24M -22,898 -21%
FSA
655
Financial Sense Advisors
California
$4.69M +$4.69M +86,502 New
RC
656
RegentAtlantic Capital
New Jersey
$4.68M -$388K -7,165 -8%
NB
657
NBT Bank
New York
$4.61M +$274K +5,062 +6%
HAM
658
Highstreet Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$4.59M -$744K -13,729 -14%
LNWWM
659
Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management
California
$4.58M -$158K -2,918 -3%
RNS
660
Robert N. Shapiro
$4.57M -$296K -5,473 -6%
CC
661
ClearArc Capital
Ohio
$4.55M +$1.46M +26,922 +47%
Daiwa Securities Group
662
Daiwa Securities Group
Japan
$4.55M -$114K -2,096 -2%
SSB
663
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$4.52M +$152K +2,797 +3%
TBA
664
Tower Bridge Advisors
Pennsylvania
$4.47M +$38.5K +711 +0.9%
GLRA
665
Gerald L. Ray & Associates
Texas
$4.44M +$271 +5 +0%
TCOV
666
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
$4.44M +$29.3K +541 +0.7%
RS
667
Robeco Schweiz
Switzerland
$4.43M +$1.27M +23,821 +40%
BA
668
Bennicas & Associates
California
$4.42M -$338K -6,236 -7%
SGC
669
South Georgia Capital
Illinois
$4.4M -$1.3M -23,999 -23%
KAM
670
Kokusai Asset Management
Japan
$4.37M -$165K -3,040 -4%
HVC
671
Healthcare Value Capital
New Jersey
$4.37M
FA
672
Financial Advantage
Maryland
$4.36M -$784K -14,480 -15%
FBT
673
First Bankers Trust
Kentucky
$4.36M +$42.7K +789 +1%
BC
674
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
$4.35M -$151K -2,793 -3%
RPAM
675
Rhenman & Partners Asset Management
Sweden
$4.35M -$474K -8,751 -10%