1,708 hedge funds and large institutions have $121B invested in Merck in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 91 funds opening new positions, 720 increasing their positions, 656 reducing their positions, and 82 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
1,708
Holders Change
-12
Holders Change %
-0.7%
% of All Funds
45.56%
Holding in Top 10
127
Holding in Top 10 Change
+16
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+14.41%
% of All Funds
3.39%
New
91
Increased
720
Reduced
656
Closed
82
Calls
$1.09B
Puts
$866M
Net Calls
+$221M
Net Calls Change
+$692M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
SG Americas Securities
201
SG Americas Securities
New York
$56M -$97.3M -1,773,988 -63%
SAM
202
Shell Asset Management
Netherlands
$54.4M -$1.68M -30,706 -3%
SC
203
Stralem & Co
New York
$54.2M -$8.54M -155,712 -14%
TRSOTSOK
204
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$54M -$2.29M -41,763 -4%
Nomura Asset Management
205
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$53.6M -$22.6M -412,679 -30%
National Pension Service
206
National Pension Service
South Korea
$53.2M +$7.47M +136,174 +16%
RAM
207
RWC Asset Management
United Kingdom
$52.5M +$3.29M +59,921 +7%
BCM
208
Becker Capital Management
Oregon
$52.2M -$200K -3,640 -0.4%
Citadel Advisors
209
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$52.2M -$11.5M -209,135 -18%
Fifth Third Bancorp
210
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$52.1M +$1.05M +19,168 +2%
RIM
211
RS Investment Management
California
$51.6M +$12.9M +234,386 +33%
ASC
212
Atalanta Sosnoff Capital
New York
$51.3M -$2.54M -46,288 -5%
NRECA
213
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Virginia
$51.1M
ZIM
214
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$50.1M +$2.33M +42,408 +5%
BPC
215
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$50.1M +$5.98M +109,099 +14%
GLA
216
Great Lakes Advisors
Illinois
$49.5M +$13.9M +252,583 +39%
CS
217
Candriam SCA
Luxembourg
$49.5M +$1.88M +34,215 +4%
Los Angeles Capital Management
218
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$49M -$48.8M -889,253 -50%
SCM
219
Smead Capital Management
Arizona
$48.6M +$7.76M +141,534 +19%
Zurich Cantonal Bank
220
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
$48.4M +$24.3M +442,775 +101%
MMH
221
Menora Mivtachim Holdings
Israel
$48.1M +$1.2M +21,903 +3%
KBC Group
222
KBC Group
Belgium
$47.9M -$11.2M -204,716 -19%
GIBU
223
Gulf International Bank (UK)
United Kingdom
$47.5M +$33.1K +603 +0.1%
RCM
224
Riverhead Capital Management
Delaware
$47.4M +$2.23M +40,584 +5%
DCM
225
Dupont Capital Management
Delaware
$47.3M -$9.3M -169,513 -16%