1,671 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, 748 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: 13799 (-38)

35% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 64 | Existing positions closed: 99

Holders
1,671
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
99
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 +$625M
2 +$485M
3 +$358M
4
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
+$232M
5
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$199M

Top Sellers

1 -$837M
2 -$696M
3 -$244M
4
HSBC Holdings
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
-$214M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$212M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
1176
$807K
1177
$801K
1178
$798K
1179
$798K
1180
$789K
1181
$783K
1182
$777K
1183
$775K
1184
$773K
1185
$769K
1186
$766K
1187
$764K
1188
$761K
1189
$759K
1190
$757K
1191
$751K
1192
$744K
1193
$741K
1194
$741K
1195
$737K
1196
$737K
1197
$735K
1198
$731K
1199
$731K
1200
$730K