2,003 hedge funds and large institutions have $114B invested in Merck in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 232 funds opening new positions, 750 increasing their positions, 820 reducing their positions, and 127 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
2,003
Holders Change
+85
Holders Change %
+4.43%
% of All Funds
45.49%
Holding in Top 10
70
Holding in Top 10 Change
-46
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-39.66%
% of All Funds
1.59%
New
232
Increased
750
Reduced
820
Closed
127
Calls
$1.16B
Puts
$1.28B
Net Calls
-$119M
Net Calls Change
-$461M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
KFC
301
Klingenstein Fields & Co
New York
$25M +$142K +2,652 +0.6%
MNG
302
Manning & Napier Group
New York
$25M +$25M +465,390 New
FT
303
Fiduciary Trust
Massachusetts
$25M -$1.11M -20,647 -4%
SF
304
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$24.9M +$1.03M +19,261 +4%
RFS
305
Rockefeller Financial Services
New York
$24.9M +$12.1M +225,676 +95%
WFMPM
306
Woodley Farra Manion Portfolio Management
Indiana
$24.9M +$413K +7,700 +2%
TRSOTSOK
307
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$24.9M -$394K -7,336 -2%
SC
308
Samlyn Capital
New York
$24.6M +$24.6M +457,997 New
EIM
309
ExxonMobil Investment Management
Texas
$24.5M -$3.63M -67,677 -13%
AAF
310
Andra AP-fonden
Sweden
$24.4M +$822K +15,318 +3%
TAM
311
Trillium Asset Management
Massachusetts
$24.3M -$911K -16,958 -4%
William Blair & Company
312
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$24.2M +$66.7K +1,242 +0.3%
MLICM
313
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$24.1M -$49.1M -914,471 -67%
FTIOP
314
Fiduciary Trust International of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
$24M -$486K -9,051 -2%
SFM
315
Sphera Funds Management
Israel
$23.9M
TCP
316
Tourbillon Capital Partners
New York
$23.9M +$23.9M +445,400 New
MHC
317
Meyer Handelman Company
New York
$23.9M -$281K -5,240 -1%
FCI
318
Financial Counselors Inc
Kansas
$23.3M +$1.71M +31,776 +8%
PNC
319
Park National Corp
Ohio
$23.1M -$634K -11,804 -3%
SDIC
320
South Dakota Investment Council
South Dakota
$23M +$16.1M +299,109 +231%
ZIG
321
Zurich Insurance Group
Switzerland
$22.8M -$1.22M -22,800 -5%
PGFC
322
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp
New Jersey
$22M +$465K +8,657 +2%
SCI
323
S&CO Inc
Massachusetts
$21.8M
GG
324
Gofen & Glossberg
Illinois
$21.7M +$621K +11,558 +3%
MSA
325
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$21.4M +$72.8K +1,356 +0.3%