1,564 hedge funds and large institutions have $109B invested in Merck in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 187 funds opening new positions, 580 increasing their positions, 627 reducing their positions, and 70 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
1,564
Holders Change
+96
Holders Change %
+6.54%
% of All Funds
45.43%
Holding in Top 10
113
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-3.42%
% of All Funds
3.28%
New
187
Increased
580
Reduced
627
Closed
70
Calls
$1.39B
Puts
$953M
Net Calls
+$434M
Net Calls Change
+$103M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
ARC
1576
Absolute Return Capital
Massachusetts
-$22.2M -488,570 Closed
MWNA
1577
Marshall Wace North America
New York
-$22.2M -487,892 Closed
PHS
1578
PFM Health Sciences
California
-$18.5M -408,047 Closed
Cohen & Steers
1579
Cohen & Steers
New York
-$16.5M -363,237 Closed
JAM
1580
JCIC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
-$15.2M -334,574 Closed
TCM
1581
Tekla Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$14.1M -310,858 Closed
CM
1582
Castleark Management
Illinois
-$14.5M -255,628 Closed
CLG
1583
Cooperman Leon G
-$9.67M -212,954 Closed
MSL
1584
Mackay Shields LLC
New York
-$6.42M -141,344 Closed
RCAMU
1585
Rothschild & Co Asset Management US
Connecticut
-$6.2M -136,475 Closed
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
1586
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
France
-$5.27M -116,056 Closed
MCM
1587
Munder Capital Management
Michigan
-$4.86M -106,969 Closed
ZAM
1588
Zenit Asset Management
Sweden
-$4.76M -104,800 Closed
NIA
1589
Northstar Investment Advisors
Colorado
-$4.33M -95,203 Closed
AAA
1590
Adams Asset Advisors
Texas
-$3.87M -85,265 Closed
GCA
1591
Greenwood Capital Associates
South Carolina
-$2.43M -53,570 Closed
SC
1592
Saiers Capital
New York
-$2.2M -48,418 Closed
DIA
1593
Dana Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
-$2.15M -47,358 Closed
SFP
1594
Santa Fe Partners
New Mexico
-$2.03M -44,554 Closed
SCA
1595
SAC Capital Advisors
Connecticut
-$1.97M -43,256 Closed
LG
1596
Leuthold Group
Minnesota
-$1.76M -38,767 Closed
LI
1597
Longer Investments
Arkansas
-$1.65M -36,308 Closed
MIU
1598
Man Investments (UK)
United Kingdom
-$1.54M -33,880 Closed
MIG
1599
Mariner Investment Group
New York
-$1.43M -31,440 Closed
GF
1600
Gerry Farber
New York
-$1.18M -25,886 Closed