1,564 hedge funds and large institutions have $109B invested in Merck in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 187 funds opening new positions, 580 increasing their positions, 627 reducing their positions, and 70 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:

more call options, than puts

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

more funds holding

Funds holding:

more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $ → $

0.2% more ownership

Funds ownership: 77.75%77.95% (+0.2%)

7% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 580 | Existing positions reduced: 627

3% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 117113 (-4)

Holders
1,564
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
113
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$1.39B
Puts
$953M
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
1126
$845K
1127
$838K
1128
$834K
1129
$834K
1130
$832K
1131
$831K
1132
$829K
1133
$826K
1134
$826K
1135
$825K
1136
$822K
1137
$814K
1138
$808K
1139
$801K
1140
$778K
1141
$777K
1142
$768K
1143
$766K
1144
$757K
1145
$751K
1146
$748K
1147
$747K
1148
$745K
1149
$739K
1150
$738K