2,245 hedge funds and large institutions have $150B invested in Merck in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 281 funds opening new positions, 740 increasing their positions, 960 reducing their positions, and 66 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 funds holding

Funds holding:

more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $ → $

1.38% more ownership

Funds ownership: 78.55%79.93% (+1.4%)

3% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.91B | Put options by funds: $1.85B

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 740 | Existing positions reduced: 960

Holders
2,245
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
251
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$1.91B
Puts
$1.85B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
76
$308M
77
$306M
78
$306M
79
$300M
80
$298M
81
$281M
82
$277M
83
$271M
84
$270M
85
$263M
86
$261M
87
$261M
88
$254M
89
$253M
90
$246M
91
$241M
92
$239M
93
$239M
94
$235M
95
$228M
96
$227M
97
$220M
98
$215M
99
$212M
100
$207M