1,720 hedge funds and large institutions have $121B invested in Merck in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 180 funds opening new positions, 669 increasing their positions, 636 reducing their positions, and 61 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
1,720
Holders Change
+104
Holders Change %
+6.44%
% of All Funds
45.9%
Holding in Top 10
111
Holding in Top 10 Change
-36
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-24.49%
% of All Funds
2.96%
New
180
Increased
669
Reduced
636
Closed
61
Calls
$808M
Puts
$1.28B
Net Calls
-$470M
Net Calls Change
-$471M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
VCM
726
Violich Capital Management
California
$3.61M -$1.18M -21,776 -25%
AL
727
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
$3.57M -$1.66M -30,696 -32%
TL
728
Tirschwell & Loewy
New York
$3.57M +$45.4K +838 +1%
HJA
729
Hugh Johnson Advisors
New York
$3.57M -$30.2K -557 -0.8%
MC
730
Martin & Co
Tennessee
$3.56M +$32.4K +598 +0.9%
EOJOAM
731
E. Ohman J:or Asset Management
Sweden
$3.55M -$282K -5,135 -7%
AI
732
ArchPoint Investors
Florida
$3.55M
EIM
733
Essex Investment Management
Massachusetts
$3.55M +$166K +3,057 +5%
BTW
734
Boston Trust Walden
Massachusetts
$3.54M +$108K +1,991 +3%
BOC
735
Barbara Oil Co
Illinois
$3.54M
CA
736
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
$3.54M
WPC
737
White Pine Capital
Minnesota
$3.53M -$80.7K -1,489 -2%
TFA
738
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$3.53M -$109K -2,006 -3%
TNBTD
739
Trustmark National Bank Trust Department
Mississippi
$3.53M -$77.7K -1,433 -2%
FCM
740
Forester Capital Management
Illinois
$3.53M
RMAM
741
Raab & Moskowitz Asset Management
New Jersey
$3.52M -$1.74M -32,125 -33%
JIC
742
Johnson Investment Counsel
Ohio
$3.52M +$58.2K +1,074 +2%
TC
743
Taylor Cottrill
New Hampshire
$3.52M +$7.1K +131 +0.2%
TTWM
744
TCV Trust & Wealth Management
Virginia
$3.52M -$5.2K -96 -0.1%
SAG
745
Sterne Agee Group
Alabama
$3.51M +$178K +3,277 +5%
NC
746
Northpointe Capital
Michigan
$3.49M +$297K +5,474 +9%
SLG
747
Stanley-Laman Group
Pennsylvania
$3.49M +$168K +3,106 +5%
LC
748
Lakeshore Capital
Alabama
$3.48M -$712K -13,137 -17%
RL
749
Ruffer LLP
United Kingdom
$3.48M -$22.2K -409 -0.6%
HCM
750
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$3.48M -$144K -2,666 -4%