1,618 hedge funds and large institutions have $127B invested in Merck in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 85 funds opening new positions, 615 increasing their positions, 677 reducing their positions, and 58 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:

more call options, than puts

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

more funds holding

Funds holding:

more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $ → $

0.3% more ownership

Funds ownership: 77.9%78.19% (+0.3%)

9% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 615 | Existing positions reduced: 677

5% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 147140 (-7)

Holders
1,618
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
140
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$849M
Puts
$749M
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
1451
$301K
1452
$301K
1453
$299K
1454
$292K
1455
$291K
1456
$291K
1457
$289K
1458
$289K
1459
$289K
1460
$289K
1461
$286K
1462
$286K
1463
$285K
1464
$284K
1465
$283K
1466
$283K
1467
$282K
1468
$282K
1469
$281K
1470
$279K
1471
$278K
1472
$278K
1473
$277K
1474
$272K
1475
$270K