1,708 hedge funds and large institutions have $121B invested in Merck in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 91 funds opening new positions, 720 increasing their positions, 656 reducing their positions, and 82 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
1,708
Holders Change
-12
Holders Change %
-0.7%
% of All Funds
45.56%
Holding in Top 10
127
Holding in Top 10 Change
+16
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+14.41%
% of All Funds
3.39%
New
91
Increased
720
Reduced
656
Closed
82
Calls
$1.09B
Puts
$866M
Net Calls
+$221M
Net Calls Change
+$692M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
FNB
651
First Niagara Bank
New York
$4.89M -$65.2K -1,189 -1%
HT
652
HighTower Trust
Texas
$4.86M -$120K -2,191 -2%
BCM
653
BTR Capital Management
California
$4.86M -$9.22K -168 -0.2%
DCC
654
Dow Chemical Company
Michigan
$4.86M
MBTD
655
Mechanics Bank - Trust Department
California
$4.84M -$101K -1,834 -2%
LWCFA
656
Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors
Massachusetts
$4.82M -$124K -2,258 -3%
CAM
657
Chesapeake Asset Management
New York
$4.82M
ACP
658
Ashfield Capital Partners
California
$4.8M -$119K -2,166 -2%
RIG
659
Renaissance Investment Group
Massachusetts
$4.79M +$136K +2,486 +3%
FSA
660
Financial Sense Advisors
California
$4.77M -$4.48M -81,698 -48%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
661
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$4.77M -$64.3K -1,172 -1%
LNWWM
662
Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management
California
$4.76M +$17.2K +313 +0.4%
GG
663
Greenwood Gearhart
Arkansas
$4.74M +$329 +6 +0%
CCMG
664
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
$4.73M -$4.64M -84,537 -49%
SSB
665
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$4.68M +$193K +3,520 +4%
FMII
666
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc
Nebraska
$4.61M +$342K +6,236 +8%
IA
667
Icon Advisers
Colorado
$4.6M
FVCM
668
F&V Capital Management
Florida
$4.58M +$152K +2,770 +3%
CB
669
Community Bank
New York
$4.58M +$292K +5,332 +7%
TCOV
670
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
$4.58M +$56.9K +1,038 +1%
FA
671
Financial Advantage
Maryland
$4.57M +$159K +2,892 +4%
GMIM
672
General Motors Investment Management
New York
$4.56M -$1.46M -26,549 -24%
SAIG
673
Semper Augustus Investments Group
Colorado
$4.54M -$385K -7,021 -8%
GLRA
674
Gerald L. Ray & Associates
Texas
$4.52M +$4.83K +88 +0.1%
FBT
675
First Bankers Trust
Kentucky
$4.51M +$29.4K +536 +0.7%