1,669 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, 746 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: 13698 (-38)

35% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 64 | Existing positions closed: 99

Holders
1,669
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
98
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 +$554M
2 +$430M
3 +$318M
4
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
+$206M
5
Axa
Axa
France
+$151M

Top Sellers

1 -$742M
2 -$617M
3 -$217M
4
HSBC Holdings
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
-$190M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$188M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
101
$161M
102
$154M
103
$152M
104
$140M
105
$139M
106
$138M
107
$138M
108
$133M
109
$132M
110
$132M
111
$131M
112
$130M
113
$127M
114
$127M
115
$125M
116
$123M
117
$123M
118
$122M
119
$120M
120
$114M
121
$114M
122
$112M
123
$109M
124
$109M
125
$109M