2,005 hedge funds and large institutions have $114B invested in Merck in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 232 funds opening new positions, 752 increasing their positions, 820 reducing their positions, and 127 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:

less ownership

Funds ownership:

less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: | Existing positions reduced:

9% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.16B | Put options by funds: $1.28B

13% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $130B → $114B (-$16.8B)

39% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11771 (-46)

Holders
2,005
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
71
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$1.16B
Puts
$1.28B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
1126
$1.39M
1127
$1.38M
1128
$1.37M
1129
$1.37M
1130
$1.37M
1131
$1.37M
1132
$1.37M
1133
$1.35M
1134
$1.35M
1135
$1.35M
1136
$1.34M
1137
$1.33M
1138
$1.33M
1139
$1.33M
1140
$1.32M
1141
$1.32M
1142
$1.31M
1143
$1.31M
1144
$1.3M
1145
$1.29M
1146
$1.29M
1147
$1.28M
1148
$1.28M
1149
$1.28M
1150
$1.28M