1,751 hedge funds and large institutions have $112B invested in Merck in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 165 funds opening new positions, 715 increasing their positions, 659 reducing their positions, and 59 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:

more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10:

more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $ → $

more funds holding

Funds holding:

8% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 715 | Existing positions reduced: 659

4% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $944M | Put options by funds: $909M

0.82% less ownership

Funds ownership: 77.97%77.14% (-0.82%)

Holders
1,751
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
104
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$944M
Puts
$909M
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
1
$9.61B
2
$8.85B
3
$6.88B
4
$6.3B
5
$3.92B
6
$3.91B
7
$3.03B
8
$2.52B
9
$2.24B
10
$1.97B
11
$1.54B
12
$1.44B
13
$1.44B
14
$1.41B
15
$1.4B
16
$1.32B
17
$1.3B
18
$1.26B
19
$1.23B
20
$1.21B
21
$1.05B
22
$949M
23
$938M
24
$848M
25
$800M