2,004 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, 751 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)

40% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11670 (-46)

Holders
2,004
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
70
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
1351
$773K
1352
$772K
1353
$767K
1354
$764K
1355
$763K
1356
$761K
1357
$760K
1358
$755K
1359
$753K
1360
$751K
1361
$748K
1362
$743K
1363
$742K
1364
$741K
1365
$740K
1366
$740K
1367
$739K
1368
$738K
1369
$737K
1370
$736K
1371
$735K
1372
$732K
1373
$728K
1374
$728K
1375
$724K