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
1551
$140K
1552
$138K
1553
$136K
1554
$134K
1555
$132K
1556
$118K
1557
$116K
1558
$116K
1559
$116K
1560
$112K
1561
$110K
1562
$105K
1563
$97K
1564
$93K
1565
$92K
1566
$85K
1567
$82.1K
1568
$76K
1569
$73K
1570
$64K
1571
$63K
1572
$56K
1573
$56K
1574
$54K
1575
$52K