1,565 hedge funds and large institutions have $109B invested in Merck in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 187 funds opening new positions, 581 increasing their positions, 627 reducing their positions, and 70 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: $ → $

0.21% more ownership

Funds ownership: 77.81%78.01% (+0.21%)

7% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 581 | Existing positions reduced: 627

3% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 117113 (-4)

Holders
1,565
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
113
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$1.39B
Puts
$953M
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
1251
$511K
1252
$510K
1253
$509K
1254
$506K
1255
$501K
1256
$501K
1257
$499K
1258
$495K
1259
$493K
1260
$485K
1261
$484K
1262
$481K
1263
$480K
1264
$479K
1265
$478K
1266
$476K
1267
$475K
1268
$475K
1269
$474K
1270
$473K
1271
$472K
1272
$472K
1273
$471K
1274
$466K
1275
$463K