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 %
BPGAM
826
BTG Pactual Global Asset Management
Bermuda
$2.86M +$2.86M +52,777 New
LOT
827
Lombard Odier Transatlantic
Quebec, Canada
$2.85M +$2.85M +52,662 New
ARMC
828
American Research & Management Company
Massachusetts
$2.85M -$5.42K -100 -0.2%
GAM
829
Guinness Asset Management
United Kingdom
$2.84M
GCM
830
Graham Capital Management
Connecticut
$2.84M +$2.84M +52,400 New
CC
831
CQS Cayman
Cayman Islands
$2.84M +$2.84M +52,400 New
BCP
832
Blue Chip Partners
Michigan
$2.8M +$2.8M +51,659 New
LFR
833
Lehman Financial Resources
Pennsylvania
$2.77M -$17.1K -315 -0.6%
BWFA
834
Baltimore-Washington Financial Advisors
Maryland
$2.76M +$94.3K +1,740 +4%
KT
835
Kanaly Trust
Texas
$2.76M +$15.7K +290 +0.6%
AP
836
AHL Partners
United Kingdom
$2.75M +$2.26M +41,765 +467%
LCS
837
Levin Capital Strategies
New York
$2.74M -$12.2M -224,885 -82%
CWM
838
Concert Wealth Management
California
$2.73M +$1.82M +33,474 +198%
GCP
839
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$2.73M -$3.2M -59,024 -54%
NMIFOAC
840
National Mutual Insurance Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives
Japan
$2.72M
KFC
841
Klingenstein Fields & Co
New York
$2.72M -$49.7K -917 -2%
EAM
842
EULAV Asset Management
Florida
$2.72M
HC
843
Hendley & Co
Ohio
$2.69M -$9.92K -183 -0.4%
AC
844
Alley Company
Illinois
$2.69M +$177K +3,262 +7%
HK
845
Horizon Kinetics
New York
$2.66M -$1.14K -21 -0%
CFN
846
Cordasco Financial Network
Florida
$2.65M -$291K -5,368 -10%
BB
847
Busey Bank
Illinois
$2.64M
HCM
848
Howland Capital Management
Massachusetts
$2.64M +$17K +314 +0.6%
FCT
849
Family Capital Trust
Massachusetts
$2.64M -$9.27K -171 -0.4%
IC
850
Intersect Capital
California
$2.64M +$2.64M +48,643 New