1,600 hedge funds and large institutions have $125B invested in Merck in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 115 funds opening new positions, 595 increasing their positions, 702 reducing their positions, and 63 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
1,600
Holders Change
+36
Holders Change %
+2.3%
% of All Funds
46.24%
Holding in Top 10
147
Holding in Top 10 Change
+34
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+30.09%
% of All Funds
4.25%
New
115
Increased
595
Reduced
702
Closed
63
Calls
$1.01B
Puts
$731M
Net Calls
+$277M
Net Calls Change
-$157M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
HCP
1551
Holt Capital Partners
Texas
$108K
GAAM
1552
Guinness Atkinson Asset Management
California
$100K +$20.4K +377 +26%
JFA
1553
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$97K
ACS
1554
Archford Capital Strategies
Illinois
$96K +$96K +1,772 New
SCG
1555
Strategic Capital Group
Washington
$95K +$20K +370 +27%
PCM
1556
Prelude Capital Management
New York
$92K +$88.6K +1,628 +2,584%
PCTC
1557
Perkins Coie Trust Company
Washington
$91K
FMB
1558
Field & Main Bank
Kentucky
$90K -$2.86K -53 -3%
SGAM
1559
Smith Group Asset Management
Texas
$85K +$85K +1,572 New
FNBSF
1560
First National Bank Sioux Falls
South Dakota
$84K
DA
1561
Dunvegan Associates
California
$72K +$72K +1,326 New
LWM
1562
LBA Wealth Management
Florida
$71K -$10.1K -187 -12%
TFMS
1563
Trust & Fiduciary Management Services
Massachusetts
$65K +$10.2K +187 +19%
ST
1564
Somerset Trust
Pennsylvania
$62K
NYLIM
1565
New York Life Investment Management
New York
$57K
CPA
1566
Cowen Prime Advisors
New York
$55K -$1.41K -26 -2%
WCMN
1567
Westchester Capital Management (Nebraska)
Nebraska
$55K
MUMSS
1568
Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities
Japan
$53K -$24.8K -461 -32%
PC
1569
Pier Capital
Connecticut
$53K +$53K +970 New
AA
1570
AlphaMark Advisors
Kentucky
$51K
RI
1571
Redwood Investments
Massachusetts
$51K
FWC
1572
First Washington Corp
Washington
$48K
IWC
1573
Integrated Wealth Counsel
California
$45K -$15.1K -281 -25%
WA
1574
WealthTrust-Arizona
Arizona
$41K -$22.7K -419 -36%
MPWT
1575
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$39K +$17.2K +318 +79%