1,907 hedge funds and large institutions have $120B invested in Merck in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 205 funds opening new positions, 747 increasing their positions, 733 reducing their positions, and 77 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:

more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: | Existing positions reduced:

less ownership

Funds ownership:

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $127B → $120B (-$7.25B)

15% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.26B | Put options by funds: $1.47B

31% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 172119 (-53)

Holders
1,907
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
119
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$1.26B
Puts
$1.47B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Buyers

1 +$595M
2 +$280M
3 +$260M
4
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$248M
5
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$219M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
1151
$1.35M
1152
$1.34M
1153
$1.33M
1154
$1.33M
1155
$1.32M
1156
$1.32M
1157
$1.32M
1158
$1.32M
1159
$1.31M
1160
$1.31M
1161
$1.31M
1162
$1.31M
1163
$1.29M
1164
$1.29M
1165
$1.28M
1166
$1.28M
1167
$1.27M
1168
$1.26M
1169
$1.26M
1170
$1.26M
1171
$1.26M
1172
$1.25M
1173
$1.25M
1174
$1.24M
1175
$1.24M