1,600 hedge funds and large institutions have $125B invested in Merck in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 115 funds opening new positions, 595 increasing their positions, 702 reducing their positions, and 63 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
1,600
Holders Change
+36
Holders Change %
+2.3%
% of All Funds
46.24%
Holding in Top 10
147
Holding in Top 10 Change
+34
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+30.09%
% of All Funds
4.25%
New
115
Increased
595
Reduced
702
Closed
63
Calls
$1.01B
Puts
$731M
Net Calls
+$277M
Net Calls Change
-$157M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
NIMI
976
Natixis Investment Managers International
France
$1.58M +$1.58M +29,206 New
MFIMFI
977
Mesirow Financial Investment Management - Fixed Income
Illinois
$1.58M +$285K +5,268 +22%
TSBJ
978
Trevor, Stewart, Burton & Jacobsen
New York
$1.58M
GAM
979
Gould Asset Management
California
$1.58M +$5.91K +109 +0.4%
P
980
Pitcairn
Pennsylvania
$1.57M -$151K -2,781 -9%
PAAMCP
981
Pacific Alternative Asset Management Company (PAAMCO)
California
$1.56M +$1.56M +28,821 New
GXMC
982
Global X Management Company
New York
$1.55M +$15.3K +283 +1%
FSC
983
Fiduciary Services Corp
Georgia
$1.55M +$17.4K +321 +1%
KCM
984
Kanawha Capital Management
Virginia
$1.55M
GIP
985
Granite Investment Partners
California
$1.55M +$167K +3,076 +12%
IPRC
986
Indices-Pac Research Corporation
New Jersey
$1.53M +$47.9K +885 +3%
ECM
987
EagleClaw Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.53M +$1.53M +28,317 New
11A
988
10-15 Associates
New York
$1.52M -$5.52K -102 -0.4%
LM
989
Lincluden Management
Ontario, Canada
$1.52M
RIM
990
Regent Investment Management
Kentucky
$1.51M +$338K +6,236 +29%
AMIM
991
Aull & Monroe Investment Management
Alabama
$1.5M
SRC
992
Shufro Rose & Co
New York
$1.5M -$4.87K -90 -0.3%
TNB
993
Thomasville National Bank
Georgia
$1.5M +$7.75K +143 +0.5%
GSBTD
994
Glenview State Bank Trust Department
Illinois
$1.49M +$71K +1,311 +5%
EWA
995
Exencial Wealth Advisors
Oklahoma
$1.49M +$1.49M +27,711 New
WKA
996
Wilson Kemp & Associates
Michigan
$1.48M -$379K -6,995 -20%
PGA
997
Portland Global Advisors
Maine
$1.47M -$41.8K -771 -3%
SSG
998
Summit Securities Group
New York
$1.46M -$1.13M -20,803 -44%
AA
999
Apriem Advisors
California
$1.46M -$26.5K -489 -2%
RBC
1000
Ronald Blue & Co
Georgia
$1.46M -$61.5K -1,134 -4%