1,617 hedge funds and large institutions have $126B invested in Merck in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 65 funds opening new positions, 601 increasing their positions, 698 reducing their positions, and 53 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:

more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10:

more call options, than puts

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

less funds holding

Funds holding:

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $127B → $126B (-$978M)

1.04% less ownership

Funds ownership: 78.25%77.21% (-1%)

14% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 601 | Existing positions reduced: 698

Holders
1,617
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
147
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$950M
Puts
$950M
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Buyers

1 +$434M
2 +$265M
3 +$229M
4
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$159M
5
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$154M

Top Sellers

1 -$1.3B
2 -$869M
3 -$491M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$465M
5
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$431M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
876
$2.39M
877
$2.38M
878
$2.38M
879
$2.37M
880
$2.35M
881
$2.35M
882
$2.34M
883
$2.34M
884
$2.34M
885
$2.33M
886
$2.32M
887
$2.3M
888
$2.3M
889
$2.29M
890
$2.29M
891
$2.28M
892
$2.27M
893
$2.27M
894
$2.26M
895
$2.25M
896
$2.25M
897
$2.23M
898
$2.23M
899
$2.21M
900
$2.21M