1,811 hedge funds and large institutions have $127B invested in Merck in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 118 funds opening new positions, 703 increasing their positions, 763 reducing their positions, and 49 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:

more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10:

more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $ → $

more funds holding

Funds holding:

0.12% more ownership

Funds ownership: 78.06%78.18% (+0.12%)

8% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 703 | Existing positions reduced: 763

11% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.26B | Put options by funds: $1.42B

Holders
1,811
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
174
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$1.26B
Puts
$1.42B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Buyers

1 +$1.03B
2 +$437M
3 +$335M
4
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$316M
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$197M

Top Sellers

1 -$1.54B
2 -$809M
3 -$486M
4
Dodge & Cox
Dodge & Cox
California
-$370M
5
GE
General Electric
Ohio
-$315M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
1251
$901K
1252
$894K
1253
$891K
1254
$884K
1255
$880K
1256
$878K
1257
$875K
1258
$874K
1259
$872K
1260
$871K
1261
$869K
1262
$868K
1263
$868K
1264
$865K
1265
$862K
1266
$857K
1267
$857K
1268
$857K
1269
$856K
1270
$855K
1271
$853K
1272
$852K
1273
$849K
1274
$849K
1275
$848K