1,671 hedge funds and large institutions have $107B invested in Merck in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 64 funds opening new positions, 748 increasing their positions, 632 reducing their positions, and 99 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: | Existing positions reduced:

less ownership

Funds ownership:

less funds holding

Funds holding:

less call options, than puts

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

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $119B → $107B (-$12.7B)

28% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 13799 (-38)

35% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 64 | Existing positions closed: 99

Holders
1,671
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
99
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$977M
Puts
$1.09B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Buyers

1 +$625M
2 +$485M
3 +$358M
4
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
+$232M
5
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$199M

Top Sellers

1 -$837M
2 -$696M
3 -$244M
4
HSBC Holdings
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
-$214M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$212M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
1351
$432K
1352
$432K
1353
$429K
1354
$428K
1355
$427K
1356
$427K
1357
$423K
1358
$422K
1359
$421K
1360
$420K
1361
$420K
1362
$420K
1363
$408K
1364
$405K
1365
$405K
1366
$405K
1367
$404K
1368
$403K
1369
$402K
1370
$400K
1371
$398K
1372
$397K
1373
$395K
1374
$395K
1375
$394K