1,908 hedge funds and large institutions have $120B invested in Merck in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 205 funds opening new positions, 747 increasing their positions, 734 reducing their positions, and 77 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:

less ownership

Funds ownership:

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $127B → $120B (-$7.26B)

15% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.26B | Put options by funds: $1.47B

31% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 173119 (-54)

Holders
1,908
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
119
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$1.26B
Puts
$1.47B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Buyers

1 +$620M
2 +$291M
3 +$271M
4
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$258M
5
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$228M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
701
$4.71M
702
$4.7M
703
$4.7M
704
$4.7M
705
$4.69M
706
$4.69M
707
$4.67M
708
$4.64M
709
$4.64M
710
$4.64M
711
$4.64M
712
$4.63M
713
$4.63M
714
$4.63M
715
$4.62M
716
$4.59M
717
$4.58M
718
$4.58M
719
$4.57M
720
$4.57M
721
$4.57M
722
$4.56M
723
$4.55M
724
$4.53M
725
$4.51M