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

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:

more ownership

Funds ownership:

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $126B → $121B (-$5.18B)

24% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 147111 (-36)

37% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $808M | Put options by funds: $1.28B

Holders
1,720
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
111
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$808M
Puts
$1.28B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
826
$2.86M
827
$2.85M
828
$2.85M
829
$2.84M
830
$2.84M
831
$2.84M
832
$2.8M
833
$2.77M
834
$2.76M
835
$2.76M
836
$2.75M
837
$2.74M
838
$2.73M
839
$2.73M
840
$2.72M
841
$2.71M
842
$2.71M
843
$2.69M
844
$2.69M
845
$2.66M
846
$2.65M
847
$2.64M
848
$2.64M
849
$2.64M
850
$2.64M