1,600 hedge funds and large institutions have $125B invested in Merck in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 115 funds opening new positions, 595 increasing their positions, 702 reducing their positions, and 63 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
1,600
Holders Change
+36
Holders Change %
+2.3%
% of All Funds
46.24%
Holding in Top 10
147
Holding in Top 10 Change
+34
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+30.09%
% of All Funds
4.25%
New
115
Increased
595
Reduced
702
Closed
63
Calls
$1.01B
Puts
$731M
Net Calls
+$277M
Net Calls Change
-$157M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
Envestnet Asset Management
851
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$2.42M +$386K +7,119 +19%
BAM
852
Brave Asset Management
New Jersey
$2.42M +$17K +314 +0.7%
SC
853
SouthState Corp
Florida
$2.4M +$21.4K +395 +0.9%
FA
854
FMA Advisory
Pennsylvania
$2.4M +$187K +3,459 +8%
GI
855
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$2.38M +$206K +3,794 +9%
QI
856
Quotient Investors
New York
$2.37M
JC
857
Jacobs & Co
California
$2.36M +$84K +1,551 +4%
FSA
858
Franklin Street Advisors
North Carolina
$2.36M -$322K -5,951 -12%
FIM
859
Frontier Investment Management
Texas
$2.33M +$72.9K +1,368 +3%
AP
860
Advisor Partners
California
$2.33M +$56.9K +1,050 +3%
PI
861
PineBridge Investments
New York
$2.31M -$2.51M -46,419 -52%
CCM
862
Catapult Capital Management
New York
$2.31M +$554K +10,224 +32%
WPIC
863
White Pine Investment Company
Michigan
$2.3M -$210K -3,878 -8%
SWITC
864
Stewart West Indies Trading Company
Colorado
$2.3M
MM
865
Midas Management
New York
$2.29M
WCM
866
Wisconsin Capital Management
Wisconsin
$2.28M -$574K -10,590 -20%
ICAS
867
Investors Capital Advisory Services
Massachusetts
$2.28M +$109K +2,021 +5%
NL
868
NWAM LLC
Washington
$2.28M +$588K +10,854 +35%
SACTSONJ
869
Supplemental Annuity Collective Trust (SACT) of New Jersey
New Jersey
$2.28M
FLPIM
870
F.L. Putnam Investment Management
Massachusetts
$2.26M -$64.5K -1,191 -3%
GAM
871
Guinness Asset Management
United Kingdom
$2.24M -$321K -5,932 -13%
BO
872
Bank OZK
Arkansas
$2.24M -$35.3K -652 -2%
SA
873
Strategic Advisors
New York
$2.23M -$1.42M -26,164 -39%
KTC
874
Kistler-Tiffany Companies
Pennsylvania
$2.23M -$89.6K -1,655 -4%
CHAM
875
Clear Harbor Asset Management
Connecticut
$2.22M +$42.3K +781 +2%