1,670 hedge funds and large institutions have $107B invested in Merck in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 64 funds opening new positions, 747 increasing their positions, 632 reducing their positions, and 99 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: | Existing positions reduced:

less ownership

Funds ownership:

less funds holding

Funds holding:

less call options, than puts

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

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $119B → $107B (-$12.7B)

28% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 13799 (-38)

35% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 64 | Existing positions closed: 99

Holders
1,670
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
99
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$977M
Puts
$1.09B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Buyers

1 +$554M
2 +$430M
3 +$318M
4
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
+$206M
5
Axa
Axa
France
+$151M

Top Sellers

1 -$742M
2 -$617M
3 -$217M
4
HSBC Holdings
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
-$190M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$188M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
701
$3.53M
702
$3.53M
703
$3.51M
704
$3.5M
705
$3.47M
706
$3.45M
707
$3.45M
708
$3.44M
709
$3.44M
710
$3.42M
711
$3.41M
712
$3.39M
713
$3.35M
714
$3.34M
715
$3.33M
716
$3.33M
717
$3.33M
718
$3.32M
719
$3.31M
720
$3.28M
721
$3.25M
722
$3.25M
723
$3.24M
724
$3.24M
725
$3.23M