1,720 hedge funds and large institutions have $121B invested in Merck in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 180 funds opening new positions, 669 increasing their positions, 636 reducing their positions, and 61 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
1,720
Holders Change
+104
Holders Change %
+6.44%
% of All Funds
45.9%
Holding in Top 10
111
Holding in Top 10 Change
-36
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-24.49%
% of All Funds
2.96%
New
180
Increased
669
Reduced
636
Closed
61
Calls
$808M
Puts
$1.28B
Net Calls
-$470M
Net Calls Change
-$471M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
SB
126
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$124M -$4.94M -91,086 -4%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
127
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$123M +$931K +17,174 +0.8%
BG
128
Bahl & Gaynor
Ohio
$122M +$5.62M +103,656 +5%
CLM
129
ClearBridge LLC (Maryland)
Maryland
$119M +$4.72M +87,120 +4%
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
130
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$119M +$10.8M +198,564 +10%
Credit Agricole
131
Credit Agricole
France
$118M -$7.14M -121,421 -6%
AI
132
Analytic Investors
California
$118M +$36.6M +674,589 +45%
H
133
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$116M -$25.3M -466,833 -18%
GIA
134
Gateway Investment Advisers
Ohio
$115M -$19.1M -352,250 -14%
KCM
135
Kames Capital Management
United Kingdom
$115M +$18.3M +336,845 +19%
ATN
136
AMF Tjänstepension
Sweden
$114M +$114M +2,110,216 New
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
137
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$114M -$17.1M -314,954 -13%
CCM
138
Cullen Capital Management
New York
$113M -$8.12M -149,812 -7%
RFC
139
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$110M -$4.15M -76,519 -4%
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
140
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
Texas
$104M +$3.08M +56,756 +3%
MHI
141
Miller Howard Investments
New York
$104M +$2.71M +50,059 +3%
KeyBank National Association
142
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$103M -$1.18M -21,856 -1%
CIBC Private Wealth Group
143
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$101M +$2.45M +45,301 +2%
RFS
144
Rockefeller Financial Services
New York
$99.2M -$676K -12,473 -0.7%
AAM
145
Aberdeen Asset Management
United Kingdom
$99.1M -$17.9M -330,392 -15%
Los Angeles Capital Management
146
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$96.6M +$17.7M +327,338 +22%
Swedbank
147
Swedbank
Sweden
$95.1M +$95.1M +1,755,546 New
SIM
148
Sprucegrove Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
$93.5M -$6.98M -128,842 -7%
Nuveen Asset Management
149
Nuveen Asset Management
Illinois
$93.4M +$13.2M +243,036 +16%
MLICM
150
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$91.9M -$1.89M -34,845 -2%