1,720 hedge funds and large institutions have $121B invested in Merck in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 180 funds opening new positions, 669 increasing their positions, 636 reducing their positions, and 61 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
1,720
Holders Change
+104
Holders Change %
+6.44%
% of All Funds
45.9%
Holding in Top 10
111
Holding in Top 10 Change
-36
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-24.49%
% of All Funds
2.96%
New
180
Increased
669
Reduced
636
Closed
61
Calls
$808M
Puts
$1.28B
Net Calls
-$470M
Net Calls Change
-$471M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
KTC
901
Kistler-Tiffany Companies
Pennsylvania
$2.25M +$4.17K +77 +0.2%
PRA
902
Parametric Risk Advisors
Connecticut
$2.25M -$1.17M -21,648 -34%
NAM
903
NTV Asset Management
West Virginia
$2.24M +$163 +3 +0%
BOTW
904
Bank of the West
California
$2.23M +$27.7K +512 +1%
JPMIA
905
J.P. Marvel Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
$2.23M
BFEC
906
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$2.22M -$12K -222 -0.5%
CAM
907
Carret Asset Management
New York
$2.21M +$167K +3,076 +8%
PI
908
Pettee Investors
Connecticut
$2.2M
GS
909
GAM Systematic
United Kingdom
$2.19M +$2.19M +40,460 New
LJAC
910
L.J. Altfest & Co
New York
$2.18M +$2.18M +40,276 New
WEC
911
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$2.18M +$4.28K +79 +0.2%
AFG
912
Albion Financial Group
Utah
$2.17M +$47.5K +877 +2%
HA
913
Hamel Associates
New Jersey
$2.17M
DT
914
Diversified Trust
Tennessee
$2.16M +$2.16M +39,848 New
CRIG
915
Charter Research & Investment Group
Connecticut
$2.16M +$2.16M +39,793 New
CAM
916
Congress Asset Management
Massachusetts
$2.14M +$1.87M +34,450 +682%
ISB
917
Iowa State Bank
Iowa
$2.13M +$34.3K +633 +2%
NEAM
918
New England Asset Management
Connecticut
$2.11M
CIP
919
Convergence Investment Partners
Florida
$2.11M +$773K +14,262 +58%
FLPIM
920
F.L. Putnam Investment Management
Massachusetts
$2.11M -$30.1K -556 -1%
SCA
921
Stonebridge Capital Advisors
Minnesota
$2.11M +$19.9K +367 +1%
NSIM
922
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$2.11M +$17.5K +322 +0.8%
MAM
923
Mizuho Asset Management
Japan
$2.1M -$1.4M -25,857 -40%
KFS
924
Kurt F. Somerville
$2.1M +$344K +6,348 +20%
NCM
925
Narwhal Capital Management
Georgia
$2.09M -$7.1K -131 -0.3%