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
1476
$268K
1477
$267K
1478
$265K
1479
$263K
1480
$263K
1481
$263K
1482
$262K
1483
$262K
1484
$260K
1485
$260K
1486
$258K
1487
$257K
1488
$257K
1489
$257K
1490
$256K
1491
$255K
1492
$255K
1493
$254K
1494
$254K
1495
$254K
1496
$252K
1497
$246K
1498
$245K
1499
$245K
1500
$244K