1,907 hedge funds and large institutions have $120B invested in Merck in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 205 funds opening new positions, 747 increasing their positions, 733 reducing their positions, and 77 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:

less ownership

Funds ownership:

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $127B → $120B (-$7.25B)

15% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.26B | Put options by funds: $1.47B

31% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 172119 (-53)

Holders
1,907
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
119
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$1.26B
Puts
$1.47B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Buyers

1 +$595M
2 +$280M
3 +$260M
4
JPMorgan Chase & Co
JPMorgan Chase & Co
New York
+$248M
5
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$219M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
1
$10.9B
2
$8.32B
3
$7.37B
4
$7.31B
5
$4.45B
6
$2.83B
7
$2.65B
8
$2.22B
9
$2.15B
10
$2.12B
11
$2.1B
12
$1.7B
13
$1.63B
14
$1.58B
15
$1.53B
16
$1.51B
17
$1.45B
18
$1.32B
19
$1.23B
20
$1.14B
21
$1.04B
22
$1.03B
23
$918M
24
$892M
25
$821M