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Overview Fund Activity

1,600 hedge funds and large institutions have $125B invested in Merck in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 115 funds opening new positions, 595 increasing their positions, 702 reducing their positions, and 63 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
1,600
Holders Change
+36
Holders Change %
+2.3%
% of All Funds
46.24%
Holding in Top 10
147
Holding in Top 10 Change
+34
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+30.09%
% of All Funds
4.25%
New
115
Increased
595
Reduced
702
Closed
63
Calls
$1.01B
Puts
$731M
Net Calls
+$277M
Net Calls Change
-$157M

Top Buyers

1
Jennison Associates
Jennison Associates
New York
+$636M
2
JPMorgan Chase & Co
JPMorgan Chase & Co
New York
+$445M
3
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$356M
4
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$260M
5
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
+$258M

Top Sellers

1
Dodge & Cox
Dodge & Cox
California
-$502M
2
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
-$437M
3
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
-$406M
4
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
-$379M
5
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$210M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Shares
Change %
HCM
201
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
$56.1M +$19.6M +362,727 +54%
Fifth Third Bancorp
202
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$55.8M +$898K +16,574 +2%
SAM
203
Shell Asset Management
Netherlands
$55.7M +$3.59M +66,257 +7%
BM
204
Bridger Management
New York
$55.4M +$55.4M +1,021,800 New
MIP
205
Mondrian Investment Partners
United Kingdom
$55.2M -$26.3M -486,272 -32%
TSU
206
TD Securities (USA)
New York
$54.8M -$3.74M -69,062 -6%
GH
207
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$52.8M +$2.12M +39,149 +4%
SAC
208
Smith Affiliated Capital
New York
$52.5M -$31.3M – –
DCLA
209
Douglas C. Lane & Associates
New York
$51.5M -$877K -16,190 -2%
NRECA
210
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Virginia
$50.5M – – –
BCM
211
Becker Capital Management
Oregon
$50.2M +$170K +3,137 +0.3%
Acadian Asset Management
212
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$49M +$44.2M +816,760 +937%
SCP
213
Seizert Capital Partners
Michigan
$48.7M -$895K -16,519 -2%
WBC
214
Westpac Banking Corp
Australia
$48.7M +$15.7M +290,026 +48%
FAF
215
Fjarde Ap-fonden
Sweden
$48.2M +$1.74M +31,806 +4%
HighTower Advisors
216
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$47.9M +$1.64M +30,263 +4%
FRM
217
Foundation Resource Management
Arkansas
$47.9M -$1.74M -32,041 -3%
SFM
218
Systematic Financial Management
New Jersey
$47.3M +$46.9M +865,802 +11,318%
SAM
219
Sentinel Asset Management
Vermont
$47.1M +$1.7M +31,440 +4%
HIMCH
220
Hartford Investment Management Co (HIMCO)
Connecticut
$46.6M -$1.2M -22,154 -3%
GIBU
221
Gulf International Bank (UK)
United Kingdom
$46.4M +$204K +3,759 +0.4%
CBOA
222
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Australia
$46M +$1.2M +22,064 +3%
HEIP
223
Hudson Edge Investment Partners
New Jersey
$45.2M -$14.2M -261,623 -24%
Los Angeles Capital Management
224
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$44.7M -$7.13M -131,681 -14%
AG
225
Aperio Group
California
$44.4M +$44.4M +819,648 New
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