1,720 hedge funds and large institutions have $121B invested in Merck in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 180 funds opening new positions, 669 increasing their positions, 636 reducing their positions, and 61 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
1,720
Holders Change
+104
Holders Change %
+6.44%
% of All Funds
45.9%
Holding in Top 10
111
Holding in Top 10 Change
-36
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-24.49%
% of All Funds
2.96%
New
180
Increased
669
Reduced
636
Closed
61
Calls
$808M
Puts
$1.28B
Net Calls
-$470M
Net Calls Change
-$471M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
1651
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
California
$91K -$586K -10,794 -87%
FNYS
1652
First New York Securities
New York
$90.9K +$82.4K +1,520 +968%
FNBSF
1653
First National Bank Sioux Falls
South Dakota
$90K +$6.09K +112 +7%
RAM
1654
Riggs Asset Management
Pennsylvania
$88K
VC
1655
Vestor Capital
Illinois
$86K +$19.5K +361 +29%
SFPIA
1656
Stevens First Principles Investment Advisors
California
$82K +$56.5K +1,048 +222%
ACS
1657
Archford Capital Strategies
Illinois
$81K
LWM
1658
LBA Wealth Management
Florida
$79K
FPFS
1659
First Personal Financial Services
North Carolina
$79K +$79K +1,458 New
FMB
1660
Field & Main Bank
Kentucky
$76K
DA
1661
Dunvegan Associates
California
$72K
PCM
1662
Prelude Capital Management
New York
$68K -$54.4K -1,007 -44%
ST
1663
Somerset Trust
Pennsylvania
$62K
HIM
1664
Hutchens Investment Management
New Hampshire
$53K +$53K +985 New
MFS
1665
McNamara Financial Services
Massachusetts
$53K +$53K +985 New
SAC
1666
Smith Affiliated Capital
New York
$52.5K -$54.8K
RI
1667
Redwood Investments
Massachusetts
$51K
HF
1668
Hoxton Financial
West Virginia
$50K +$11.5K +210 +30%
DMK
1669
David M. Knott
$45.4K
HRC
1670
Hoertkorn Richard Charles
$45K
AA
1671
AlphaMark Advisors
Kentucky
$45K
IWC
1672
Integrated Wealth Counsel
California
$45K
ECM
1673
Exchange Capital Management
Michigan
$43K +$24.5K +446 +132%
WA
1674
WealthTrust-Arizona
Arizona
$41K
WA
1675
Waverly Advisors
Alabama
$38K -$409K -7,561 -92%