1,720 hedge funds and large institutions have $121B invested in Merck in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 180 funds opening new positions, 669 increasing their positions, 636 reducing their positions, and 61 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:

more funds holding

Funds holding:

more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: | Existing positions reduced:

more ownership

Funds ownership:

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $126B → $121B (-$5.18B)

24% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 147111 (-36)

37% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $808M | Put options by funds: $1.28B

Holders
1,720
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
111
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$808M
Puts
$1.28B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
101
$167M
102
$166M
103
$166M
104
$166M
105
$159M
106
$151M
107
$147M
108
$145M
109
$144M
110
$142M
111
$142M
112
$140M
113
$137M
114
$136M
115
$135M
116
$134M
117
$131M
118
$131M
119
$130M
120
$130M
121
$129M
122
$128M
123
$128M
124
$127M
125
$124M