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

more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:

more funds holding

Funds holding:

more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: | Existing positions reduced:

more ownership

Funds ownership:

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $126B → $121B (-$5.18B)

24% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 147111 (-36)

37% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $808M | Put options by funds: $1.28B

Holders
1,720
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
111
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$808M
Puts
$1.28B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
1
$9.7B
2
$8.89B
3
$8.84B
4
$7.27B
5
$4.37B
6
$3.21B
7
$3.07B
8
$2.67B
9
$2.4B
10
$2.38B
11
$2.34B
12
$1.91B
13
$1.55B
14
$1.39B
15
$1.39B
16
$1.3B
17
$1.28B
18
$1.28B
19
$1.27B
20
$1.14B
21
$1.09B
22
$1.03B
23
$955M
24
$883M
25
$860M