1,616 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, 697 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: 78.19%77.15% (-1%)

14% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 601 | Existing positions reduced: 697

Holders
1,616
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 +$437M
2 +$267M
3 +$230M
4
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$160M
5
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$155M

Top Sellers

1 -$1.31B
2 -$875M
3 -$495M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$468M
5
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$431M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
926
$2.08M
927
$2.08M
928
$2.07M
929
$2.07M
930
$2.06M
931
$2.05M
932
$2.05M
933
$2.03M
934
$2.03M
935
$1.99M
936
$1.99M
937
$1.96M
938
$1.95M
939
$1.94M
940
$1.93M
941
$1.93M
942
$1.93M
943
$1.9M
944
$1.89M
945
$1.89M
946
$1.88M
947
$1.88M
948
$1.87M
949
$1.87M
950
$1.86M