1,564 hedge funds and large institutions have $109B invested in Merck in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 187 funds opening new positions, 580 increasing their positions, 627 reducing their positions, and 70 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:

more call options, than puts

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

more funds holding

Funds holding:

more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $ → $

0.2% more ownership

Funds ownership: 77.75%77.95% (+0.2%)

7% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 580 | Existing positions reduced: 627

3% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 117113 (-4)

Holders
1,564
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
113
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$1.39B
Puts
$953M
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
851
$2.12M
852
$2.11M
853
$2.1M
854
$2.09M
855
$2.09M
856
$2.06M
857
$2.06M
858
$2.05M
859
$2.04M
860
$2.02M
861
$2.02M
862
$2.02M
863
$2.02M
864
$2.01M
865
$2.01M
866
$2M
867
$2M
868
$2M
869
$2M
870
$1.98M
871
$1.96M
872
$1.96M
873
$1.95M
874
$1.95M
875
$1.95M