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
1426
$326K
1427
$326K
1428
$325K
1429
$324K
1430
$322K
1431
$320K
1432
$320K
1433
$319K
1434
$319K
1435
$318K
1436
$315K
1437
$314K
1438
$314K
1439
$311K
1440
$311K
1441
$311K
1442
$310K
1443
$307K
1444
$307K
1445
$306K
1446
$305K
1447
$305K
1448
$305K
1449
$304K
1450
$301K