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 %
Korea Investment Corp
151
Korea Investment Corp
South Korea
$82.6M -$12.1M -254,035 -13%
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
152
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
$82.5M -$6.38M -133,672 -7%
RIM
153
RS Investment Management
California
$81.8M +$1.59M +33,375 +2%
CA
154
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$81.3M -$65.1M -1,287,086 -44%
KCM
155
Kames Capital Management
United Kingdom
$80.9M -$8.24M -172,541 -9%
BG
156
Bahl & Gaynor
Ohio
$79.2M +$31.4M +658,509 +66%
WT
157
Wilmington Trust
Delaware
$78.7M -$418K -8,761 -0.5%
USSCPF
158
United States Steel & Carnegie Pension Fund
New York
$78.1M
TAM
159
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
$76.3M +$10.4M +218,264 +16%
GC
160
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$75.6M +$4.79M +100,277 +7%
Nomura Asset Management
161
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$75.6M -$11.4M -239,390 -13%
AQR Capital Management
162
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$72.7M -$30.1M -630,999 -29%
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
163
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
Texas
$72.6M -$858K -17,971 -1%
SC
164
SRB Corp
Massachusetts
$72.3M
HCM
165
Huber Capital Management
California
$72.2M +$17.1M +358,626 +31%
MIP
166
Mondrian Investment Partners
United Kingdom
$71.9M -$2.99M -62,670 -4%
CIC
167
Crawford Investment Counsel
Georgia
$70.7M +$10.5K +219 +0%
First Trust Advisors
168
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$70.2M -$3.7M -77,441 -5%
ASRS
169
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$70.2M -$3.17M -66,443 -4%
ERSOT
170
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$68.8M +$6.71M +140,495 +11%
Nuveen Asset Management
171
Nuveen Asset Management
Illinois
$68.3M -$555K -11,627 -0.8%
AAM
172
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$68.2M +$887K +18,570 +1%
TPSF
173
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$67.7M -$5.16M -107,966 -7%
EAM
174
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
$67.4M -$197M -4,115,382 -75%
HI
175
Honeywell International
North Carolina
$65.1M +$2.4M +50,304 +4%