1,616 hedge funds and large institutions have $126B invested in Merck in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 65 funds opening new positions, 601 increasing their positions, 697 reducing their positions, and 53 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 call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $ | Put options by funds: $

less funds holding

Funds holding:

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $127B → $126B (-$978M)

1.04% less ownership

Funds ownership: 78.19%77.15% (-1%)

14% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 601 | Existing positions reduced: 697

Holders
1,616
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
147
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$950M
Puts
$950M
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Buyers

1 +$437M
2 +$267M
3 +$230M
4
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$160M
5
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$155M

Top Sellers

1 -$1.31B
2 -$875M
3 -$495M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$468M
5
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$431M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
1276
$607K
1277
$607K
1278
$607K
1279
$604K
1280
$601K
1281
$601K
1282
$601K
1283
$600K
1284
$599K
1285
$598K
1286
$596K
1287
$593K
1288
$593K
1289
$592K
1290
$592K
1291
$585K
1292
$576K
1293
$574K
1294
$573K
1295
$573K
1296
$570K
1297
$570K
1298
$569K
1299
$568K
1300
$567K