2,005 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, 752 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)

39% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11771 (-46)

Holders
2,005
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
71
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
$2.55M
879
$2.54M
880
$2.53M
881
$2.52M
882
$2.51M
883
$2.5M
884
$2.48M
885
$2.48M
886
$2.48M
887
$2.47M
888
$2.47M
889
$2.47M
890
$2.46M
891
$2.46M
892
$2.46M
893
$2.43M
894
$2.43M
895
$2.43M
896
$2.43M
897
$2.43M
898
$2.43M
899
$2.42M
900
$2.42M