2,003 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, 750 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)

40% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11670 (-46)

Holders
2,003
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
70
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
$4.59M
677
$4.57M
678
$4.56M
679
$4.56M
680
$4.56M
681
$4.56M
682
$4.55M
683
$4.54M
684
$4.54M
685
$4.53M
686
$4.51M
687
$4.5M
688
$4.5M
689
$4.46M
690
$4.44M
691
$4.44M
692
$4.43M
693
$4.43M
694
$4.42M
695
$4.42M
696
$4.41M
697
$4.4M
698
$4.39M
699
$4.35M
700
$4.34M