2,245 hedge funds and large institutions have $150B invested in Merck in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 281 funds opening new positions, 740 increasing their positions, 960 reducing their positions, and 66 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 funds holding

Funds holding:

more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $ → $

1.38% more ownership

Funds ownership: 78.55%79.93% (+1.4%)

3% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.91B | Put options by funds: $1.85B

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 740 | Existing positions reduced: 960

Holders
2,245
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
251
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$1.91B
Puts
$1.85B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
1
$15.7B
2
$14.9B
3
$8.59B
4
$7.01B
5
$5B
6
$3.38B
7
$3.3B
8
$3.12B
9
$2.91B
10
$2.6B
11
$2.54B
12
$2.48B
13
$2.22B
14
$2.17B
15
$1.89B
16
$1.89B
17
$1.63B
18
$1.53B
19
$1.52B
20
$1.42B
21
$1.21B
22
$1.16B
23
$1.15B
24
$1.04B
25
$1.03B