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Overview Fund Activity

1,600 hedge funds and large institutions have $125B invested in Merck in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 115 funds opening new positions, 595 increasing their positions, 702 reducing their positions, and 63 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
1,600
Holders Change
+36
Holders Change %
+2.3%
% of All Funds
46.24%
Holding in Top 10
147
Holding in Top 10 Change
+34
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+30.09%
% of All Funds
4.25%
New
115
Increased
595
Reduced
702
Closed
63
Calls
$1.01B
Puts
$731M
Net Calls
+$277M
Net Calls Change
-$157M

Top Buyers

1
Jennison Associates
Jennison Associates
New York
$1.32B
2
JPMorgan Chase & Co
JPMorgan Chase & Co
New York
$2.34B
3
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$3.38B
4
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$8.4B
5
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
$9.85B

Top Sellers

1
Dodge & Cox
Dodge & Cox
California
$2.27B
2
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
$4.2B
3
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
$143M
4
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$1.29B
5
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
$7.29B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Shares
Change %
Capital Research Global Investors
51
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$429M – – –
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
52
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$423M -$41.9M -773,610 -9%
APG Asset Management
53
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$417M +$7.99M +147,458 +2%
CS
54
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$407M -$34M -627,731 -8%
AIG
55
American International Group
New York
$386M +$12.4M +228,228 +3%
HSBC Holdings
56
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$381M +$126M +2,320,544 +49%
Prudential Financial
57
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$362M -$25.7M -474,112 -7%
VOYA Investment Management
58
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$359M +$175M +3,229,287 +95%
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
59
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Japan
$354M -$42.7M -787,948 -11%
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
60
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$346M -$5.98M -110,318 -2%
PI
61
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$331M -$3.06M -56,556 -0.9%
TA
62
Teachers Advisors
New York
$320M +$8.12M +149,817 +3%
D.E. Shaw & Co
63
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$319M -$79.1M -1,460,091 -20%
SONJCPFA
64
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund A
New Jersey
$315M -$5.68M -104,800 -2%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
65
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$312M +$1.46M +27,039 +0.5%
IGIM
66
I.G. Investment Management
Manitoba, Canada
$309M -$119M -2,191,658 -28%
LSV Asset Management
67
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$295M -$121M -2,242,632 -29%
Fayez Sarofim & Co
68
Fayez Sarofim & Co
Texas
$288M -$5.43M -100,340 -2%
JHIU
69
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$282M +$32M +590,206 +13%
Loomis, Sayles & Company
70
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$280M +$36.5M +673,242 +15%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
71
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$275M -$1.64M -30,234 -0.6%
PPA
72
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$268M +$9.67M +178,563 +4%
RFC
73
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$266M -$51.8M -956,073 -16%
Barclays
74
Barclays
United Kingdom
$264M -$205M -3,841,837 -44%
Adage Capital Partners
75
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$262M +$52.6M +970,972 +25%
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