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
1851
$69K
1852
$68K
1853
$67K
1854
$67K
1855
$66K
1856
$65K
1857
$62K
1858
$62K
1859
$57K
1860
$57K
1861
$53K
1862
$49K
1863
$47K
1864
$44K
1865
$43K
1866
$42K
1867
$42K
1868
$41K
1869
$40.6K
1870
$37K
1871
$35K
1872
$33K
1873
$33K
1874
$32K
1875
$31K