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

more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:

more funds holding

Funds holding:

more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: | Existing positions reduced:

more ownership

Funds ownership:

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $126B → $121B (-$5.18B)

24% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 147111 (-36)

37% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $808M | Put options by funds: $1.28B

Holders
1,720
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
111
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$808M
Puts
$1.28B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
676
$4.38M
677
$4.36M
678
$4.36M
679
$4.3M
680
$4.27M
681
$4.27M
682
$4.26M
683
$4.26M
684
$4.26M
685
$4.25M
686
$4.25M
687
$4.24M
688
$4.23M
689
$4.23M
690
$4.22M
691
$4.22M
692
$4.19M
693
$4.19M
694
$4.17M
695
$4.16M
696
$4.14M
697
$4.13M
698
$4.11M
699
$4.09M
700
$4.09M