1,909 hedge funds and large institutions have $120B invested in Merck in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 205 funds opening new positions, 748 increasing their positions, 734 reducing their positions, and 77 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:

more funds holding

Funds holding:

more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: | Existing positions reduced:

less ownership

Funds ownership:

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $127B → $120B (-$7.25B)

15% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.26B | Put options by funds: $1.47B

31% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 174120 (-54)

Holders
1,909
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
120
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$1.26B
Puts
$1.47B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Buyers

1 +$620M
2 +$291M
3 +$271M
4
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$258M
5
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$228M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
1051
$1.79M
1052
$1.78M
1053
$1.78M
1054
$1.77M
1055
$1.77M
1056
$1.77M
1057
$1.77M
1058
$1.77M
1059
$1.76M
1060
$1.76M
1061
$1.75M
1062
$1.74M
1063
$1.73M
1064
$1.73M
1065
$1.72M
1066
$1.72M
1067
$1.72M
1068
$1.71M
1069
$1.71M
1070
$1.69M
1071
$1.68M
1072
$1.68M
1073
$1.67M
1074
$1.67M
1075
$1.67M