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
901
$2.41M
902
$2.41M
903
$2.4M
904
$2.4M
905
$2.39M
906
$2.37M
907
$2.36M
908
$2.35M
909
$2.35M
910
$2.34M
911
$2.33M
912
$2.31M
913
$2.31M
914
$2.31M
915
$2.3M
916
$2.29M
917
$2.29M
918
$2.28M
919
$2.28M
920
$2.28M
921
$2.28M
922
$2.27M
923
$2.26M
924
$2.25M
925
$2.25M