1,617 hedge funds and large institutions have $126B invested in Merck in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 65 funds opening new positions, 601 increasing their positions, 698 reducing their positions, and 53 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:

more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10:

more call options, than puts

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

less funds holding

Funds holding:

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $127B → $126B (-$978M)

1.04% less ownership

Funds ownership: 78.25%77.21% (-1%)

14% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 601 | Existing positions reduced: 698

Holders
1,617
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
147
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$950M
Puts
$950M
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Buyers

1 +$434M
2 +$265M
3 +$229M
4
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$159M
5
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$154M

Top Sellers

1 -$1.3B
2 -$869M
3 -$491M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$465M
5
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$431M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
1151
$984K
1152
$974K
1153
$973K
1154
$973K
1155
$968K
1156
$967K
1157
$966K
1158
$959K
1159
$958K
1160
$953K
1161
$945K
1162
$943K
1163
$933K
1164
$925K
1165
$922K
1166
$921K
1167
$920K
1168
$920K
1169
$919K
1170
$919K
1171
$909K
1172
$891K
1173
$884K
1174
$883K
1175
$883K