2,300 hedge funds and large institutions have $162B invested in Merck in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 99 funds opening new positions, 955 increasing their positions, 934 reducing their positions, and 76 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
2,300
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+0.26%
% of All Funds
50.52%
Holding in Top 10
187
Holding in Top 10 Change
-11
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-5.56%
% of All Funds
4.11%
New
99
Increased
955
Reduced
934
Closed
76
Calls
$1.45B
Puts
$1.73B
Net Calls
-$285M
Net Calls Change
-$138M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
251
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
Japan
$51.2M -$322K -4,012 -0.6%
DnB Asset Management
252
DnB Asset Management
Norway
$49M -$6.9M -85,907 -12%
BFS
253
Bradley Foster & Sargent
Connecticut
$48.8M -$673K -8,380 -1%
MCIM
254
Meadow Creek Investment Management
Georgia
$48.5M -$718K -8,938 -1%
PFC
255
Poplar Forest Capital
California
$48.2M -$875K -10,897 -2%
GF
256
Gabelli Funds
New York
$48M -$2.3M -28,610 -5%
VanEck Associates
257
VanEck Associates
New York
$47.7M +$33.7M +419,779 +242%
PGFC
258
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp
New Jersey
$47.7M -$266K -3,313 -0.6%
OPERF
259
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund
Oregon
$47.5M -$2.71M -33,697 -5%
ProShare Advisors
260
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$46.9M +$3.9M +48,500 +9%
XK
261
Xact Kapitalforvaltning
Sweden
$46.7M +$3.06M +38,055 +7%
William Blair & Company
262
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$46.4M +$2.35M +29,316 +5%
TRSOTSOK
263
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$46.2M +$1.14M +14,253 +3%
GVI
264
Green Valley Investors
Delaware
$46.1M
WFMPM
265
Woodley Farra Manion Portfolio Management
Indiana
$45.6M -$1.09M -13,573 -2%
PWLP
266
Prio Wealth Limited Partnership
Massachusetts
$45.6M -$129K -1,604 -0.3%
WorldQuant Millennium Advisors
267
WorldQuant Millennium Advisors
New York
$45.6M -$809K -10,076 -2%
CI
268
Conning Inc
Connecticut
$45.3M -$2.71M -33,778 -6%
ASC
269
Atalanta Sosnoff Capital
New York
$45.3M +$16.2M +202,070 +56%
HTC
270
Haverford Trust Company
Pennsylvania
$45.2M +$677K +8,431 +2%
CBT
271
Capital Bank & Trust
California
$44.8M -$5.29M -65,853 -11%
OI
272
Oakbrook Investments
Illinois
$44.3M -$1.12M -13,925 -2%
PR
273
Payden & Rygel
California
$43.5M +$1.29M +16,118 +3%
ASRS
274
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$43.4M -$1.01M -12,557 -2%
CA
275
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$43.4M +$6.55M +81,597 +18%