1,617 hedge funds and large institutions have $126B invested in Merck in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 65 funds opening new positions, 601 increasing their positions, 698 reducing their positions, and 53 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:

more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10:

more call options, than puts

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

less funds holding

Funds holding:

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $127B → $126B (-$978M)

1.04% less ownership

Funds ownership: 78.25%77.21% (-1%)

14% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 601 | Existing positions reduced: 698

Holders
1,617
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
147
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$950M
Puts
$950M
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Buyers

1 +$434M
2 +$265M
3 +$229M
4
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$159M
5
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$154M

Top Sellers

1 -$1.3B
2 -$869M
3 -$491M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$465M
5
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$431M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
1476
$271K
1477
$270K
1478
$270K
1479
$269K
1480
$268K
1481
$267K
1482
$267K
1483
$267K
1484
$267K
1485
$263K
1486
$263K
1487
$262K
1488
$261K
1489
$258K
1490
$257K
1491
$257K
1492
$255K
1493
$254K
1494
$253K
1495
$250K
1496
$250K
1497
$249K
1498
$248K
1499
$246K
1500
$245K