2,005 hedge funds and large institutions have $114B invested in Merck in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 232 funds opening new positions, 752 increasing their positions, 820 reducing their positions, and 127 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:

less ownership

Funds ownership:

less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: | Existing positions reduced:

9% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.16B | Put options by funds: $1.28B

13% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $130B → $114B (-$16.8B)

39% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11771 (-46)

Holders
2,005
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
71
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$1.16B
Puts
$1.28B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
676
$4.63M
677
$4.62M
678
$4.59M
679
$4.57M
680
$4.56M
681
$4.56M
682
$4.56M
683
$4.56M
684
$4.55M
685
$4.54M
686
$4.54M
687
$4.53M
688
$4.51M
689
$4.5M
690
$4.5M
691
$4.46M
692
$4.44M
693
$4.44M
694
$4.43M
695
$4.43M
696
$4.42M
697
$4.42M
698
$4.41M
699
$4.4M
700
$4.39M