2,005 hedge funds and large institutions have $114B invested in Merck in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 232 funds opening new positions, 752 increasing their positions, 820 reducing their positions, and 127 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:

less ownership

Funds ownership:

less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: | Existing positions reduced:

9% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.16B | Put options by funds: $1.28B

13% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $130B → $114B (-$16.8B)

39% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11771 (-46)

Holders
2,005
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
71
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$1.16B
Puts
$1.28B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
1301
$910K
1302
$909K
1303
$902K
1304
$900K
1305
$895K
1306
$893K
1307
$892K
1308
$890K
1309
$889K
1310
$888K
1311
$883K
1312
$882K
1313
$880K
1314
$880K
1315
$876K
1316
$872K
1317
$868K
1318
$865K
1319
$860K
1320
$858K
1321
$856K
1322
$856K
1323
$851K
1324
$849K
1325
$848K