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 %
TSU
201
TD Securities (USA)
New York
$51.6M +$1.45M +30,332 +3%
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
202
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
California
$51M -$2.02M -42,234 -4%
NTCOC
203
Northern Trust Company of Connecticut
Connecticut
$50.5M +$6.18M +129,393 +14%
DRZID
204
DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ)
Florida
$50.4M +$50.4M +1,054,676 New
SIA
205
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
$50.3M -$477K -9,988 -0.9%
CCM
206
Camber Capital Management
Massachusetts
$49.6M +$49.6M +1,037,834 New
AACR
207
ACR Alpine Capital Research
Missouri
$49.5M +$6.6M +138,275 +15%
VLKIM
208
Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management
Netherlands
$49.4M +$49.4M +1,014,003 New
BP
209
BBR Partners
New York
$48.6M
Fifth Third Bancorp
210
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$48.4M -$126K -2,639 -0.3%
MAMU
211
Marathon Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$46.7M -$6.91M -143,453 -13%
DCLA
212
Douglas C. Lane & Associates
New York
$46.1M -$2.62M -54,878 -5%
SAM
213
Shell Asset Management
Netherlands
$46M +$1.22M +25,632 +3%
Los Angeles Capital Management
214
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$45.7M -$15.9M -333,125 -26%
Fidelity International
215
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$45.6M -$262M -5,479,418 -85%
SC
216
Samlyn Capital
New York
$45.3M +$45.3M +948,126 New
GH
217
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$44.7M +$11.3M +235,820 +34%
NRECA
218
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Virginia
$44.5M
BCM
219
Becker Capital Management
Oregon
$44.1M -$6.41M -134,221 -13%
SCP
220
Seizert Capital Partners
Michigan
$43.8M +$6.84M +143,253 +19%
FRM
221
Foundation Resource Management
Arkansas
$43.7M -$165K -3,451 -0.4%
MIH
222
Madison Investment Holdings
Wisconsin
$43.7M +$374K +7,834 +0.9%
OI
223
Oakbrook Investments
Illinois
$43.6M +$12.7M +266,846 +41%
HIMCH
224
Hartford Investment Management Co (HIMCO)
Connecticut
$42.2M -$3.03M -63,484 -7%
AII
225
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$42.1M -$1.71M -35,736 -4%