1,616 hedge funds and large institutions have $126B invested in Merck in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 65 funds opening new positions, 601 increasing their positions, 697 reducing their positions, and 53 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:

more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10:

more call options, than puts

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

less funds holding

Funds holding:

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $127B → $126B (-$978M)

1.04% less ownership

Funds ownership: 78.19%77.15% (-1%)

14% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 601 | Existing positions reduced: 697

Holders
1,616
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
147
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$950M
Puts
$950M
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Buyers

1 +$437M
2 +$267M
3 +$230M
4
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$160M
5
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$155M

Top Sellers

1 -$1.31B
2 -$875M
3 -$495M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$468M
5
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$431M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
726
$3.76M
727
$3.75M
728
$3.73M
729
$3.71M
730
$3.71M
731
$3.7M
732
$3.69M
733
$3.69M
734
$3.68M
735
$3.68M
736
$3.68M
737
$3.68M
738
$3.67M
739
$3.66M
740
$3.65M
741
$3.62M
742
$3.62M
743
$3.59M
744
$3.58M
745
$3.57M
746
$3.55M
747
$3.55M
748
$3.55M
749
$3.55M
750
$3.54M