1,720 hedge funds and large institutions have $121B invested in Merck in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 180 funds opening new positions, 669 increasing their positions, 636 reducing their positions, and 61 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
1,720
Holders Change
+104
Holders Change %
+6.44%
% of All Funds
45.9%
Holding in Top 10
111
Holding in Top 10 Change
-36
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-24.49%
% of All Funds
2.96%
New
180
Increased
669
Reduced
636
Closed
61
Calls
$808M
Puts
$1.28B
Net Calls
-$470M
Net Calls Change
-$471M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
KBC Group
201
KBC Group
Belgium
$58.5M +$45.8M +845,324 +362%
HighTower Advisors
202
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$57.5M +$5.21M +96,190 +10%
ERSOT
203
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$55.9M +$15.7M +289,877 +39%
DCM
204
Dupont Capital Management
Delaware
$55.9M +$4.49M +82,928 +9%
TRSOTSOK
205
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$55.6M -$68.2K -1,258 -0.1%
SAM
206
Shell Asset Management
Netherlands
$55.4M -$3.06M -56,397 -5%
CLOS
207
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$54.8M +$11.8M +217,444 +27%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
208
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$54.8M -$5.56M -102,599 -9%
AG
209
Aperio Group
California
$54.3M +$2.87M +52,954 +6%
SIA
210
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
$54.3M -$5.94M -109,547 -10%
Two Sigma Advisers
211
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$54.1M +$29.2M +539,583 +118%
ASC
212
Atalanta Sosnoff Capital
New York
$53.2M -$5.22M -96,379 -9%
BCM
213
Becker Capital Management
Oregon
$51.8M +$294K +5,427 +0.6%
SCP
214
Seizert Capital Partners
Michigan
$50.6M -$2.5M -46,145 -5%
NRECA
215
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Virginia
$50.5M
Fifth Third Bancorp
216
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$50.5M -$1.97M -36,369 -4%
SCM
217
Sirios Capital Management
Massachusetts
$49.4M -$592K -10,917 -1%
DCLA
218
Douglas C. Lane & Associates
New York
$48.7M -$224K -4,142 -0.5%
RAM
219
RWC Asset Management
United Kingdom
$48.6M +$1.09M +20,027 +2%
CC
220
Carlson Capital
Texas
$47.9M +$20M +368,893 +72%
ZIM
221
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$47.2M +$2.59M +47,855 +6%
CS
222
Candriam SCA
Luxembourg
$47.1M +$47.1M +868,459 New
GIBU
223
Gulf International Bank (UK)
United Kingdom
$46.9M -$57K -1,052 -0.1%
MMH
224
Menora Mivtachim Holdings
Israel
$46.3M
SEI Investments
225
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$46.3M +$46.3M +853,600 New