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
1176
$672K
1177
$671K
1178
$671K
1179
$666K
1180
$660K
1181
$656K
1182
$655K
1183
$653K
1184
$652K
1185
$651K
1186
$650K
1187
$650K
1188
$646K
1189
$646K
1190
$645K
1191
$641K
1192
$639K
1193
$636K
1194
$636K
1195
$633K
1196
$632K
1197
$621K
1198
$612K
1199
$608K
1200
$608K