1,987 hedge funds and large institutions have $109B invested in Merck in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 108 funds opening new positions, 832 increasing their positions, 824 reducing their positions, and 101 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
1,987
Holders Change
-16
Holders Change %
-0.8%
% of All Funds
45.6%
Holding in Top 10
83
Holding in Top 10 Change
+13
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+18.57%
% of All Funds
1.9%
New
108
Increased
832
Reduced
824
Closed
101
Calls
$1.37B
Puts
$1.14B
Net Calls
+$227M
Net Calls Change
+$346M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
LPL Financial
226
LPL Financial
California
$41.2M +$1.56M +30,061 +4%
LCP
227
LGT Capital Partners
Switzerland
$41M +$2.73M +52,526 +7%
OAG
228
Orbis Allan Gray
Bermuda
$40.8M +$3.78M +72,686 +10%
GAM
229
Gotham Asset Management
New York
$40.4M +$1.43M +27,421 +4%
FWIA
230
Fort Washington Investment Advisors
Ohio
$40M -$1.19M -22,956 -3%
BCIM
231
Black Creek Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
$40M +$15M +288,724 +60%
ProShare Advisors
232
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$39.7M +$2.39M +45,943 +6%
SGA
233
Sector Gamma AS
Norway
$39.5M +$9.08M +174,702 +30%
BGC
234
Beutel, Goodman & Co
Ontario, Canada
$39.4M -$1.18M -28,494 -3%
RCM
235
Radnor Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$39.2M -$72.7K -1,399 -0.2%
UCFA
236
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$39.1M +$2.1M +40,490 +6%
KCM
237
Kornitzer Capital Management
Kansas
$39M -$1.04M -19,990 -3%
Neuberger Berman Group
238
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$38.7M -$11.8M -226,746 -23%
DRZID
239
DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ)
Florida
$38.6M +$1.34M +25,844 +4%
ASRS
240
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$38.6M -$1.12M -21,589 -3%
Fifth Third Bancorp
241
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$38.2M -$1.57M -30,253 -4%
TPSF
242
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$37.9M -$2.73M -52,435 -7%
AAP
243
Aristotle Atlantic Partners
Florida
$37.9M -$2.08M -40,010 -5%
Balyasny Asset Management
244
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$37.3M +$17.6M +337,804 +89%
NPA
245
Nichols & Pratt Advisers
Massachusetts
$37.2M -$211K -4,061 -0.6%
MAM
246
Martingale Asset Management
Massachusetts
$36.7M -$3M -57,643 -8%
PL
247
Perpetual Ltd
Australia
$35.7M +$5.81M +111,822 +19%
BHIA
248
Birch Hill Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
$35.5M +$325K +6,257 +0.9%
BFS
249
Bradley Foster & Sargent
Connecticut
$35.4M -$2.65M -50,899 -7%
CA
250
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$34.9M +$8.63M +166,086 +33%