1,720 hedge funds and large institutions have $121B invested in Merck in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 180 funds opening new positions, 669 increasing their positions, 636 reducing their positions, and 61 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
1,720
Holders Change
+104
Holders Change %
+6.44%
% of All Funds
45.9%
Holding in Top 10
111
Holding in Top 10 Change
-36
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-24.49%
% of All Funds
2.96%
New
180
Increased
669
Reduced
636
Closed
61
Calls
$808M
Puts
$1.28B
Net Calls
-$470M
Net Calls Change
-$471M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
ACP
651
Ashfield Capital Partners
California
$4.86M
NB
652
NBT Bank
New York
$4.83M +$312K +5,767 +7%
TBA
653
Tower Bridge Advisors
Pennsylvania
$4.82M +$362K +6,678 +8%
BCM
654
BTR Capital Management
California
$4.81M +$363K +6,699 +8%
DCC
655
Dow Chemical Company
Michigan
$4.8M +$454K +8,384 +10%
PPSG
656
Princeton Portfolio Strategies Group
New Jersey
$4.79M +$19.9K +367 +0.4%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
657
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$4.78M +$384K +7,085 +9%
CAM
658
Chesapeake Asset Management
New York
$4.76M -$31.2K -576 -0.7%
NIMC
659
NWQ Investment Management Company
California
$4.76M +$975 +18 +0%
LNWWM
660
Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management
California
$4.69M +$60.3K +1,113 +1%
GG
661
Greenwood Gearhart
Arkansas
$4.68M +$116K +2,138 +3%
RIG
662
Renaissance Investment Group
Massachusetts
$4.6M +$165K +3,052 +4%
Envestnet Asset Management
663
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$4.6M +$437K +8,071 +11%
RPAM
664
Rhenman & Partners Asset Management
Sweden
$4.54M +$852K +15,720 +23%
IA
665
Icon Advisers
Colorado
$4.54M +$4.54M +83,840 New
PHS
666
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$4.52M -$248K -4,568 -5%
EVM
667
Evelyn V. Moreno
$4.51M -$584K -10,779 -11%
MA
668
Montag & Associates
Georgia
$4.5M +$430K +7,942 +11%
MC
669
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$4.48M -$71.5K -1,320 -2%
FAAS
670
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$4.47M +$154K +2,845 +4%
TCOV
671
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
$4.47M -$45.2K -834 -1%
RC
672
RegentAtlantic Capital
New Jersey
$4.46M -$96.5K -1,780 -2%
GLRA
673
Gerald L. Ray & Associates
Texas
$4.46M -$5.42K -100 -0.1%
SSB
674
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$4.43M +$51.6K +952 +1%
FBT
675
First Bankers Trust
Kentucky
$4.42M +$30.3K +559 +0.7%