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
1226
$728K
1227
$728K
1228
$727K
1229
$723K
1230
$723K
1231
$718K
1232
$716K
1233
$714K
1234
$713K
1235
$710K
1236
$709K
1237
$709K
1238
$704K
1239
$701K
1240
$697K
1241
$696K
1242
$696K
1243
$696K
1244
$694K
1245
$693K
1246
$690K
1247
$690K
1248
$687K
1249
$684K
1250
$677K