1,907 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, 747 increasing their positions, 733 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: 172119 (-53)

Holders
1,907
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
119
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 +$595M
2 +$280M
3 +$260M
4
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$248M
5
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$219M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
1776
$206K
1777
$206K
1778
$206K
1779
$204K
1780
$202K
1781
$201K
1782
$200K
1783
$199K
1784
$188K
1785
$188K
1786
$186K
1787
$184K
1788
$182K
1789
$182K
1790
$173K
1791
$172K
1792
$171K
1793
$169K
1794
$161K
1795
$161K
1796
$160K
1797
$160K
1798
$159K
1799
$159K
1800
$158K