1,671 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, 748 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: 13799 (-38)

35% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 64 | Existing positions closed: 99

Holders
1,671
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
99
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 +$625M
2 +$485M
3 +$358M
4
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
+$232M
5
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$199M

Top Sellers

1 -$837M
2 -$696M
3 -$244M
4
HSBC Holdings
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
-$214M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$212M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
1226
$654K
1227
$654K
1228
$653K
1229
$647K
1230
$642K
1231
$640K
1232
$638K
1233
$638K
1234
$635K
1235
$634K
1236
$633K
1237
$631K
1238
$627K
1239
$624K
1240
$621K
1241
$620K
1242
$616K
1243
$616K
1244
$614K
1245
$613K
1246
$611K
1247
$605K
1248
$605K
1249
$603K
1250
$603K