1,564 hedge funds and large institutions have $109B invested in Merck in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 187 funds opening new positions, 580 increasing their positions, 627 reducing their positions, and 70 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:

more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $ | Put options by funds: $

more funds holding

Funds holding:

more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $ → $

0.2% more ownership

Funds ownership: 77.75%77.95% (+0.2%)

7% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 580 | Existing positions reduced: 627

3% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 117113 (-4)

Holders
1,564
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
113
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$1.39B
Puts
$953M
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
701
$3.45M
702
$3.43M
703
$3.43M
704
$3.41M
705
$3.39M
706
$3.38M
707
$3.38M
708
$3.38M
709
$3.36M
710
$3.36M
711
$3.33M
712
$3.31M
713
$3.29M
714
$3.29M
715
$3.28M
716
$3.28M
717
$3.25M
718
$3.24M
719
$3.24M
720
$3.23M
721
$3.22M
722
$3.2M
723
$3.2M
724
$3.2M
725
$3.19M