1,669 hedge funds and large institutions have $107B invested in Merck in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 64 funds opening new positions, 746 increasing their positions, 632 reducing their positions, and 99 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: | Existing positions reduced:

less ownership

Funds ownership:

less funds holding

Funds holding:

less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $ | Put options by funds: $

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $119B → $107B (-$12.7B)

28% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 13698 (-38)

35% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 64 | Existing positions closed: 99

Holders
1,669
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
98
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$977M
Puts
$1.09B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Buyers

1 +$554M
2 +$430M
3 +$318M
4
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
+$206M
5
Axa
Axa
France
+$151M

Top Sellers

1 -$742M
2 -$617M
3 -$217M
4
HSBC Holdings
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
-$190M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$188M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
1076
$1.09M
1077
$1.08M
1078
$1.07M
1079
$1.07M
1080
$1.07M
1081
$1.07M
1082
$1.07M
1083
$1.06M
1084
$1.06M
1085
$1.06M
1086
$1.05M
1087
$1.05M
1088
$1.05M
1089
$1.05M
1090
$1.04M
1091
$1.04M
1092
$1.04M
1093
$1.04M
1094
$1.04M
1095
$1.04M
1096
$1.03M
1097
$1.02M
1098
$1.01M
1099
$1.01M
1100
$1M