1,708 hedge funds and large institutions have $121B invested in Merck in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 91 funds opening new positions, 720 increasing their positions, 656 reducing their positions, and 82 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
1,708
Holders Change
-12
Holders Change %
-0.7%
% of All Funds
45.56%
Holding in Top 10
127
Holding in Top 10 Change
+16
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+14.41%
% of All Funds
3.39%
New
91
Increased
720
Reduced
656
Closed
82
Calls
$1.09B
Puts
$866M
Net Calls
+$221M
Net Calls Change
+$692M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
WCBA
1226
Weaver C. Barksdale & Associates
Tennessee
$803K
NAM
1227
Needelman Asset Management
California
$794K -$2.3K -42 -0.3%
VIA
1228
Vident Investment Advisory
Georgia
$792K -$524K -9,549 -40%
SFA
1229
Sequoia Financial Advisors
Ohio
$791K +$167K +3,048 +27%
BC
1230
Burney Company
Virginia
$787K +$141K +2,573 +22%
MSR
1231
Main Street Research
Connecticut
$784K +$33.5K +611 +4%
NIMI
1232
Natixis Investment Managers International
France
$781K -$124K -2,265 -14%
WC
1233
Whitnell & Co
Illinois
$769K -$230K -4,192 -23%
BP
1234
Ballentine Partners
Massachusetts
$767K -$22.8K -416 -3%
JT
1235
Jump Trading
Illinois
$766K +$766K +13,969 New
TIA
1236
Tiemann Investment Advisors
California
$763K +$4.66K +85 +0.6%
WP
1237
WealthPLAN Partners
Nebraska
$757K +$757K +13,784 New
DBT
1238
Dubuque Bank & Trust
Iowa
$752K +$13.8K +251 +2%
PIA
1239
Peachtree Investment Advisors
Georgia
$742K -$20.2K -369 -3%
OIA
1240
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$737K -$749K -13,664 -50%
SWK
1241
Stephen W. Kidder
$734K +$9.2K +168 +1%
YIA
1242
YHB Investment Advisors
Connecticut
$732K +$7.9K +144 +1%
FC
1243
Fayerweather Charles
$724K +$86.2K +1,572 +14%
RWA
1244
Ropes Wealth Advisors
Massachusetts
$723K +$723K +13,185 New
JWA
1245
JFS Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
$719K -$8.33K -152 -1%
ANB
1246
Amarillo National Bank
Texas
$719K +$10.4K +190 +1%
DSN
1247
D. Scott Neal
Kentucky
$718K
CAG
1248
Crestwood Advisors Group
Massachusetts
$717K -$16.6K -303 -2%
EA
1249
Emerald Advisers
Pennsylvania
$717K +$439K +7,672 +158%
BIM
1250
Barton Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$714K -$8.67K -158 -1%