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
976
$1.7M
977
$1.69M
978
$1.69M
979
$1.68M
980
$1.68M
981
$1.68M
982
$1.67M
983
$1.66M
984
$1.64M
985
$1.64M
986
$1.64M
987
$1.63M
988
$1.63M
989
$1.62M
990
$1.61M
991
$1.61M
992
$1.6M
993
$1.59M
994
$1.59M
995
$1.57M
996
$1.54M
997
$1.53M
998
$1.53M
999
$1.52M
1000
$1.51M