1,600 hedge funds and large institutions have $125B invested in Merck in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 115 funds opening new positions, 595 increasing their positions, 702 reducing their positions, and 63 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
1,600
Holders Change
+36
Holders Change %
+2.3%
% of All Funds
46.24%
Holding in Top 10
147
Holding in Top 10 Change
+34
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+30.09%
% of All Funds
4.25%
New
115
Increased
595
Reduced
702
Closed
63
Calls
$1.01B
Puts
$731M
Net Calls
+$277M
Net Calls Change
-$157M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
FFA
1201
First Foundation Advisors
California
$738K +$363K +6,699 +97%
MSR
1202
Main Street Research
Connecticut
$732K +$67.3K +1,242 +10%
FIM
1203
Fruth Investment Management
Texas
$731K
ZIC
1204
ZWJ Investment Counsel
Georgia
$728K -$19.9K -368 -3%
OIA
1205
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$727K +$88K +1,625 +14%
CCA
1206
Checchi Capital Advisers
California
$723K +$206K +3,793 +40%
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
1207
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
$721K +$63.6K +1,174 +10%
JIC
1208
Joel Isaacson & Co
New York
$719K -$42.2K -780 -6%
ANB
1209
Amarillo National Bank
Texas
$718K
OCM
1210
Osterweis Capital Management
California
$717K
DSN
1211
D. Scott Neal
Kentucky
$709K +$15.3K +283 +2%
LWI
1212
Long Wharf Investors
Massachusetts
$708K -$13.6K -251 -2%
CCM
1213
CrestPoint Capital Management
Missouri
$706K -$114K -2,096 -14%
HJGA
1214
Hardman Johnston Global Advisors
Connecticut
$705K
CCT
1215
Capital City Trust
Florida
$703K -$128K -2,373 -15%
LCM
1216
LVM Capital Management
Michigan
$703K +$12.8K +236 +2%
SFSG
1217
Stearns Financial Services Group
North Carolina
$700K +$20.1K +371 +3%
WIL
1218
Winifred I. Li
$699K -$135K -2,501 -16%
CWP
1219
Capital Wealth Planning
Florida
$695K +$695K +12,838 New
RC
1220
Roundview Capital
New Jersey
$694K -$732K -13,497 -51%
BSW
1221
Buckingham Strategic Wealth
Missouri
$694K +$16K +296 +2%
BIM
1222
Barton Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$684K -$56.8K -1,048 -8%
RHJA
1223
Rice Hall James & Associates
California
$683K
WA
1224
Wheatland Advisors
Pennsylvania
$682K
FFH
1225
Fairfax Financial Holdings
Ontario, Canada
$681K