1,618 hedge funds and large institutions have $127B invested in Merck in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 85 funds opening new positions, 615 increasing their positions, 677 reducing their positions, and 58 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: $ → $

0.3% more ownership

Funds ownership: 77.9%78.19% (+0.3%)

9% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 615 | Existing positions reduced: 677

5% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 147140 (-7)

Holders
1,618
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
140
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$849M
Puts
$749M
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
1201
$808K
1202
$801K
1203
$801K
1204
$800K
1205
$800K
1206
$800K
1207
$798K
1208
$796K
1209
$795K
1210
$783K
1211
$781K
1212
$779K
1213
$775K
1214
$775K
1215
$775K
1216
$767K
1217
$767K
1218
$762K
1219
$749K
1220
$748K
1221
$747K
1222
$741K
1223
$740K
1224
$735K
1225
$734K