1,564 hedge funds and large institutions have $109B invested in Merck in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 187 funds opening new positions, 580 increasing their positions, 627 reducing their positions, and 70 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:

more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $ | Put options by funds: $

more funds holding

Funds holding:

more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $ → $

0.2% more ownership

Funds ownership: 77.75%77.95% (+0.2%)

7% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 580 | Existing positions reduced: 627

3% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 117113 (-4)

Holders
1,564
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
113
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$1.39B
Puts
$953M
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
76
$231M
77
$229M
78
$228M
79
$225M
80
$220M
81
$218M
82
$217M
83
$215M
84
$212M
85
$209M
86
$185M
87
$182M
88
$179M
89
$178M
90
$172M
91
$169M
92
$169M
93
$167M
94
$167M
95
$163M
96
$149M
97
$145M
98
$142M
99
$139M
100
$137M