1,720 hedge funds and large institutions have $121B invested in Merck in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 180 funds opening new positions, 669 increasing their positions, 636 reducing their positions, and 61 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
1,720
Holders Change
+104
Holders Change %
+6.44%
% of All Funds
45.9%
Holding in Top 10
111
Holding in Top 10 Change
-36
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-24.49%
% of All Funds
2.96%
New
180
Increased
669
Reduced
636
Closed
61
Calls
$808M
Puts
$1.28B
Net Calls
-$470M
Net Calls Change
-$471M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
AA
1026
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$1.46M +$235K +4,339 +19%
EPM
1027
Equitec Proprietary Markets
Illinois
$1.46M +$1.46M +26,972 New
YMRC
1028
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
$1.46M -$142K -2,620 -9%
FCBT
1029
First Citizens Bank & Trust
North Carolina
$1.46M -$152K -2,807 -9%
CPA
1030
Court Place Advisors
Maryland
$1.46M +$11.4K +211 +0.8%
SWM
1031
SVA Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$1.45M +$66.6K +1,230 +5%
P
1032
Pitcairn
Pennsylvania
$1.45M +$2.6K +48 +0.2%
CFA
1033
Camarda Financial Advisors
Florida
$1.45M +$95.5K +1,763 +7%
MIC
1034
MU Investments Company
Japan
$1.45M +$17.4K +315 +1%
QIM
1035
Quest Investment Management
Oregon
$1.44M +$39.5K +728 +3%
HCC
1036
Hirtle Callaghan & Co
Pennsylvania
$1.44M -$262K -4,821 -15%
SC
1037
Searle & Co
Connecticut
$1.44M +$1.44M +26,579 New
MIAN
1038
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
$1.44M +$225K +4,155 +19%
PG
1039
Patten Group
Tennessee
$1.44M +$1.44M +26,540 New
HL
1040
HeadInvest LLC
Maine
$1.44M -$1.41K -26 -0.1%
NFG
1041
Next Financial Group
Texas
$1.43M -$629K -11,601 -31%
CNC
1042
Citizens & Northern Corp
Pennsylvania
$1.43M +$1.15M +21,133 +406%
VCAM
1043
Van Cleef Asset Management
Ohio
$1.43M +$602K +11,109 +73%
MFS
1044
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1.42M +$110K +2,025 +8%
AMIM
1045
Aull & Monroe Investment Management
Alabama
$1.42M -$122K -2,255 -8%
BCMO
1046
Buckingham Capital Management (Ohio)
Ohio
$1.42M +$40K +738 +3%
PGA
1047
Portland Global Advisors
Maine
$1.41M -$38.3K -707 -3%
GSBTD
1048
Glenview State Bank Trust Department
Illinois
$1.41M -$47.7K -880 -3%
LA
1049
Lau Associates
Delaware
$1.41M
SFS
1050
Strategic Financial Services
New York
$1.4M +$4.23K +78 +0.3%