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
1126
$940K
1127
$935K
1128
$933K
1129
$933K
1130
$933K
1131
$930K
1132
$928K
1133
$927K
1134
$926K
1135
$925K
1136
$917K
1137
$908K
1138
$900K
1139
$899K
1140
$897K
1141
$896K
1142
$894K
1143
$891K
1144
$890K
1145
$889K
1146
$881K
1147
$879K
1148
$879K
1149
$879K
1150
$872K