1,909 hedge funds and large institutions have $120B invested in Merck in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 205 funds opening new positions, 748 increasing their positions, 734 reducing their positions, and 77 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:

more funds holding

Funds holding:

more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: | Existing positions reduced:

less ownership

Funds ownership:

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $127B → $120B (-$7.25B)

15% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.26B | Put options by funds: $1.47B

31% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 174120 (-54)

Holders
1,909
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
120
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$1.26B
Puts
$1.47B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Buyers

1 +$620M
2 +$291M
3 +$271M
4
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$258M
5
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$228M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
1301
$895K
1302
$893K
1303
$890K
1304
$890K
1305
$889K
1306
$886K
1307
$883K
1308
$883K
1309
$879K
1310
$877K
1311
$876K
1312
$873K
1313
$869K
1314
$867K
1315
$858K
1316
$858K
1317
$857K
1318
$856K
1319
$849K
1320
$848K
1321
$841K
1322
$836K
1323
$830K
1324
$825K
1325
$820K