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
Holders
2,245
Holders Change
+194
Holders Change %
+9.46%
% of All Funds
50.1%
Holding in Top 10
251
Holding in Top 10 Change
+109
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+76.76%
% of All Funds
5.6%
New
281
Increased
740
Reduced
960
Closed
66
Calls
$1.91B
Puts
$1.85B
Net Calls
+$56.3M
Net Calls Change
-$228M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
CIP
226
Cornerstone Investment Partners
Georgia
$52.1M -$1.1M -15,026 -2%
AAP
227
Aristotle Atlantic Partners
Florida
$52M
MSL
228
Mackay Shields LLC
New York
$52M +$10.3M +141,524 +25%
NPA
229
Nichols & Pratt Advisers
Massachusetts
$51.9M -$270K -3,711 -0.5%
ORIO
230
Old Republic International (ORI)
Illinois
$51.7M
NB
231
Norinchukin Bank
Japan
$51.7M +$4.84M +66,372 +10%
Fifth Third Bancorp
232
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$50.9M +$830K +11,379 +2%
CI
233
Conning Inc
Connecticut
$49.8M -$7.71M -105,782 -13%
KCM
234
Kornitzer Capital Management
Kansas
$49.6M -$656K -8,997 -1%
STMM
235
South Texas Money Management
Texas
$49.5M -$233K -3,197 -0.5%
AAM
236
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$49.4M -$360K -4,934 -0.7%
GIBU
237
Gulf International Bank (UK)
United Kingdom
$48.9M -$21.3M -291,957 -30%
GVI
238
Green Valley Investors
Delaware
$48.8M +$14.9M +204,853 +44%
DADC
239
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$48.4M -$1.17M -15,980 -2%
FAF
240
Fjarde Ap-fonden
Sweden
$48.3M -$6.27M -86,041 -12%
LPL Financial
241
LPL Financial
California
$47.8M +$2.53M +34,673 +6%
HM
242
HealthCor Management
New York
$47.7M -$136M -1,870,470 -74%
BFS
243
Bradley Foster & Sargent
Connecticut
$47.6M -$324K -4,447 -0.7%
DnB Asset Management
244
DnB Asset Management
Norway
$47.2M +$4.2M +57,557 +10%
ProShare Advisors
245
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$46.4M +$7.7M +105,608 +20%
BTW
246
Boston Trust Walden
Massachusetts
$46.3M -$783K -10,734 -2%
ASRS
247
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$45.7M -$9.16M -125,636 -17%
BCM
248
Becker Capital Management
Oregon
$44.8M -$16.8M -230,089 -27%
UCFA
249
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$44.6M +$2.06M +28,270 +5%
PA
250
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$44.2M -$2.71M -37,110 -6%