2,004 hedge funds and large institutions have $114B invested in Merck in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 232 funds opening new positions, 751 increasing their positions, 820 reducing their positions, and 127 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:

less ownership

Funds ownership:

less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: | Existing positions reduced:

9% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.16B | Put options by funds: $1.28B

13% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $130B → $114B (-$16.8B)

40% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11670 (-46)

Holders
2,004
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
70
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$1.16B
Puts
$1.28B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
876
$2.55M
877
$2.55M
878
$2.54M
879
$2.53M
880
$2.52M
881
$2.51M
882
$2.5M
883
$2.48M
884
$2.48M
885
$2.48M
886
$2.47M
887
$2.47M
888
$2.47M
889
$2.46M
890
$2.46M
891
$2.46M
892
$2.43M
893
$2.43M
894
$2.43M
895
$2.43M
896
$2.43M
897
$2.43M
898
$2.42M
899
$2.42M
900
$2.41M