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 %
HPC
326
HM Payson & Co
Maine
$21.3M +$1.08M +20,025 +5%
PWLP
327
Prio Wealth Limited Partnership
Massachusetts
$21.2M +$53.4K +995 +0.3%
AIMCA
328
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
$21M +$6.7M +124,817 +47%
MWAC
329
Mariner Wealth Advisors (Cincinnati)
Ohio
$20.9M +$209K +3,899 +1%
QI
330
QS Investors
New York
$20.8M -$539K -10,041 -3%
AC
331
Ascend Capital
California
$20.8M +$20.8M +387,370 New
DILIC
332
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company
Japan
$20.6M -$453K -8,440 -2%
NAM
333
Nissay Asset Management
Japan
$20.4M +$20.4M +380,429 New
Balyasny Asset Management
334
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$20.4M +$4.34M +80,765 +27%
SI
335
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$20M -$101K -1,882 -0.5%
SGAM
336
Smith Group Asset Management
Texas
$20M +$719K +13,376 +4%
MSV
337
MN Services Vermogensbeheer
Netherlands
$19.9M -$1.2M -26,829 -6%
APSP
338
Asset Planning Services (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$19.9M +$160K +2,987 +0.8%
PR
339
Payden & Rygel
California
$19.8M
WIC
340
Willis Investment Counsel
Georgia
$19.6M +$652K +12,143 +3%
NC
341
Nexthera Capital
New York
$19.5M +$19.5M +362,915 New
AB
342
Amalgamated Bank
New York
$19.5M +$1.73M +32,246 +10%
GD
343
Grandfield & Dodd
New York
$19.4M +$37.1K +691 +0.2%
ISL
344
Ingalls & Snyder LLC
New York
$19.4M -$636K -11,850 -3%
CEP
345
Chicago Equity Partners
Illinois
$19.3M +$18.3K +341 +0.1%
MOACM
346
Mutual of America Capital Management
New York
$19.3M +$469K +8,744 +2%
DCM
347
Dupont Capital Management
Delaware
$19M -$5.67M -105,537 -23%
WB
348
WesBanco Bank
West Virginia
$19M -$3.8M -70,799 -17%
CPSAC
349
Chas P. Smith & Associates (CPS)
Florida
$18.7M +$1.05M +19,608 +6%
OAM
350
Oppenheimer Asset Management
New York
$18.6M