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 %
Man Group
326
Man Group
United Kingdom
$27.6M -$4.06M -55,697 -13%
BC
327
Bruce & Co
Illinois
$27.5M
WBC
328
Westpac Banking Corp
Australia
$27.3M +$1.14M +15,596 +4%
AIM
329
Alphinity Investment Management
Australia
$27M +$5.82M +79,835 +28%
MIH
330
Madison Investment Holdings
Wisconsin
$26.8M +$1.87M +25,656 +8%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
331
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$26.5M +$1.3M +17,769 +5%
FRM
332
Foundation Resource Management
Arkansas
$26.4M -$224K -3,075 -0.8%
B
333
BP
United Kingdom
$26.3M
HIMCH
334
Hartford Investment Management Co (HIMCO)
Connecticut
$26.3M +$39.6K +543 +0.2%
EB
335
Eastern Bank
Massachusetts
$26M -$28.3K -388 -0.1%
BS
336
Banco Santander
Spain
$26M +$815K +11,178 +3%
GD
337
Grandfield & Dodd
New York
$25.6M -$241K -3,302 -0.9%
DCM
338
Dupont Capital Management
Delaware
$25.6M +$4.75M +65,209 +23%
HCM
339
Huber Capital Management
California
$25.6M -$1.52M -20,838 -6%
CPSAC
340
Chas P. Smith & Associates (CPS)
Florida
$25.5M -$1.25M -17,122 -5%
CIP
341
Chartwell Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
$25.3M -$1.37M -18,848 -5%
CWG
342
C WorldWide Group
Denmark
$25.2M
BBHC
343
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$25M +$321K +4,404 +1%
AB
344
Amalgamated Bank
New York
$24.9M -$1.08M -14,875 -4%
CBOA
345
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Australia
$24.8M -$158K -2,168 -0.6%
CC
346
Cannell & Co
New York
$24.7M -$419K -5,746 -2%
BAPIM
347
British Airways Pensions Investment Management
United Kingdom
$24.6M +$2.72M +37,330 +12%
WIC
348
Willis Investment Counsel
Georgia
$24.5M -$749K -10,270 -3%
WPC
349
Waters Parkerson & Co
Louisiana
$24.3M -$128K -1,750 -0.5%
RA
350
Rovida Advisors
Florida
$24.2M