1,909 hedge funds and large institutions have $120B invested in Merck in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 205 funds opening new positions, 748 increasing their positions, 734 reducing their positions, and 77 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:

more funds holding

Funds holding:

more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: | Existing positions reduced:

less ownership

Funds ownership:

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $127B → $120B (-$7.25B)

15% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.26B | Put options by funds: $1.47B

31% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 174120 (-54)

Holders
1,909
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
120
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$1.26B
Puts
$1.47B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Buyers

1 +$620M
2 +$291M
3 +$271M
4
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$258M
5
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$228M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
1776
$207K
1777
$206K
1778
$206K
1779
$206K
1780
$206K
1781
$204K
1782
$202K
1783
$201K
1784
$200K
1785
$199K
1786
$188K
1787
$188K
1788
$186K
1789
$184K
1790
$182K
1791
$182K
1792
$173K
1793
$172K
1794
$171K
1795
$169K
1796
$161K
1797
$161K
1798
$160K
1799
$160K
1800
$159K