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 %
Aviva
151
Aviva
United Kingdom
$91.2M +$5.85M +107,882 +7%
BNP Paribas Asset Management
152
BNP Paribas Asset Management
France
$91.2M -$57.8M -1,066,157 -39%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
153
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$90.2M -$11.1M -205,074 -11%
CI Investments Inc
154
CI Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$89.5M -$9.36M -172,711 -9%
USSCPF
155
United States Steel & Carnegie Pension Fund
New York
$88.7M
1832 Asset Management
156
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$88.3M +$13.6M +252,853 +18%
MSA
157
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$86.9M +$5.72M +105,485 +7%
TAM
158
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
$85M +$460K +8,492 +0.5%
WBC
159
Westpac Banking Corp
Australia
$84.7M +$12.6M +233,041 +18%
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
160
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
Germany
$83.2M +$6.16M +111,994 +8%
SOMRS
161
State of Michigan Retirement System
Michigan
$83.2M -$4.14M -76,361 -5%
SC
162
SRB Corp
Massachusetts
$82.1M
GC
163
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$80M +$1.24M +22,965 +2%
CA
164
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$79.5M -$28.5M -526,423 -26%
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
165
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
$78.6M -$8.1M -149,445 -9%
Korea Investment Corp
166
Korea Investment Corp
South Korea
$78.3M -$8.02M -148,083 -9%
Nomura Asset Management
167
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$76.4M -$5.63M -102,418 -7%
ACI
168
AMP Capital Investors
Australia
$75.1M -$19.3M -349,938 -20%
Nordea Investment Management
169
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
$75.1M +$1.08M +19,872 +1%
ASRS
170
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$75M +$647K +11,947 +0.9%
NI
171
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
$74.9M +$34.8M +642,604 +87%
Two Sigma Investments
172
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$73.6M -$59.7M -1,100,923 -45%
CIC
173
Crawford Investment Counsel
Georgia
$72.5M -$1.02M -18,897 -1%
CI
174
Cambiar Investors
Colorado
$72M -$25.7M -475,000 -26%
CB
175
Commerce Bank
Missouri
$70.8M +$2.13M +39,350 +3%