2,005 hedge funds and large institutions have $114B invested in Merck in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 232 funds opening new positions, 752 increasing their positions, 820 reducing their positions, and 127 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:

less ownership

Funds ownership:

less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: | Existing positions reduced:

9% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.16B | Put options by funds: $1.28B

13% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $130B → $114B (-$16.8B)

39% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11771 (-46)

Holders
2,005
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
71
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$1.16B
Puts
$1.28B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
801
$3.1M
802
$3.08M
803
$3.07M
804
$3.07M
805
$3.06M
806
$3.06M
807
$3.06M
808
$3.06M
809
$3.05M
810
$3.04M
811
$3.04M
812
$3.02M
813
$3.01M
814
$3M
815
$3M
816
$3M
817
$3M
818
$2.98M
819
$2.98M
820
$2.97M
821
$2.96M
822
$2.95M
823
$2.94M
824
$2.94M
825
$2.94M