1,618 hedge funds and large institutions have $127B invested in Merck in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 85 funds opening new positions, 615 increasing their positions, 677 reducing their positions, and 58 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
1,618
Holders Change
+18
Holders Change %
+1.13%
% of All Funds
46.53%
Holding in Top 10
140
Holding in Top 10 Change
-7
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-4.76%
% of All Funds
4.03%
New
85
Increased
615
Reduced
677
Closed
58
Calls
$849M
Puts
$749M
Net Calls
+$101M
Net Calls Change
-$177M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
AACR
201
ACR Alpine Capital Research
Missouri
$58.5M -$964K -17,456 -2%
SAM
202
Sentinel Asset Management
Vermont
$58.3M +$10.3M +186,544 +21%
HCM
203
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
$58.2M +$1.04M +18,871 +2%
MIP
204
Mondrian Investment Partners
United Kingdom
$56.4M +$191K +3,458 +0.3%
Fifth Third Bancorp
205
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$55.5M -$1.34M -24,237 -2%
SCP
206
Seizert Capital Partners
Michigan
$53.8M +$4.09M +74,018 +8%
HighTower Advisors
207
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$52.4M +$3.6M +65,145 +7%
Los Angeles Capital Management
208
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$52M +$6.46M +117,043 +14%
BCM
209
Becker Capital Management
Oregon
$51.9M +$788K +14,268 +2%
GH
210
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$51.8M -$2.04M -37,024 -4%
NRECA
211
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Virginia
$51.4M
DCLA
212
Douglas C. Lane & Associates
New York
$49.9M -$2.55M -46,255 -5%
RIM
213
RS Investment Management
California
$49.8M -$46.7M -846,493 -48%
FRM
214
Foundation Resource Management
Arkansas
$48.5M -$292K -5,282 -0.6%
AG
215
Aperio Group
California
$48.1M +$2.81M +50,889 +6%
GIBU
216
Gulf International Bank (UK)
United Kingdom
$47.6M +$341K +6,169 +0.7%
BPC
217
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$47.4M +$4.51M +81,689 +11%
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
218
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
$47.3M +$47.3M +856,750 New
MMH
219
Menora Mivtachim Holdings
Israel
$47.2M +$11.3M +205,565 +32%
FAF
220
Fjarde Ap-fonden
Sweden
$47.1M -$2.01M -36,149 -4%
AAF
221
Andra AP-fonden
Sweden
$46.8M +$14.4M +261,580 +45%
RIG
222
Roosevelt Investment Group
New York
$46.7M +$46.3M +838,853 +10,484%
RAM
223
RWC Asset Management
United Kingdom
$46.6M +$4.28M +77,484 +10%
HIMCH
224
Hartford Investment Management Co (HIMCO)
Connecticut
$46.5M -$1.06M -19,177 -2%
Renaissance Technologies
225
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$46M +$34.7M +628,102 +305%