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 %
O
101
OrbiMed
New York
$145M
SO
102
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$143M -$6.43M -118,626 -4%
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
103
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
$143M -$406M -7,489,278 -74%
CLM
104
ClearBridge LLC (Maryland)
Maryland
$142M +$196K +3,617 +0.1%
BTS
105
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$142M -$64.1M -118,301 -31%
PAMU
106
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$142M -$2.66M -49,049 -2%
CI
107
Cambiar Investors
Colorado
$142M -$22.3M -412,220 -14%
EAM
108
Edge Asset Management
Washington
$140M -$2.29M -42,192 -2%
PAM
109
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$139M +$5.26M +97,052 +4%
BIP
110
Brandes Investment Partners
California
$139M -$1.42M -26,280 -1%
H
111
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$139M -$2.21M -40,715 -2%
Citigroup
112
Citigroup
New York
$139M -$52.4M -968,049 -27%
BGC
113
Beutel, Goodman & Co
Ontario, Canada
$138M +$3.76M +62,854 +3%
Brown Advisory
114
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$137M +$380K +7,010 +0.3%
GIA
115
Gateway Investment Advisers
Ohio
$135M -$8.2M -151,285 -6%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
116
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$134M -$11M -203,836 -8%
AAMU
117
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
$133M +$7.61M +140,540 +6%
BCIM
118
British Columbia Investment Management
British Columbia, Canada
$133M -$10M -185,021 -7%
Chevy Chase Trust
119
Chevy Chase Trust
Maryland
$129M +$1.68M +30,961 +1%
AI
120
Analytic Investors
California
$129M +$108M +1,987,799 +511%
CCM
121
Cullen Capital Management
New York
$127M +$61.3K +1,132 +0%
NFA
122
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$127M -$1.35M -24,967 -1%
First Eagle Investment Management
123
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
$127M +$126M +2,329,483 +15,821%
Retirement Systems of Alabama
124
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Alabama
$125M +$12.5M +230,686 +11%
SG Americas Securities
125
SG Americas Securities
New York
$125M -$14.1M -260,395 -10%