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 %
NC
351
Nicholas Company
Wisconsin
$24.2M
AHB
352
Abner Herrman & Brock
New Jersey
$23.8M +$3.29M +45,066 +16%
TAF
353
Tredje AP-fonden
Sweden
$23.6M -$5.54M -75,396 -19%
Lazard Asset Management
354
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$23.6M +$5.04M +69,147 +27%
ISL
355
Ingalls & Snyder LLC
New York
$23.6M -$545K -7,474 -2%
FRAF
356
Första AP-fonden
Sweden
$23.6M +$10.4M +142,318 +79%
PC
357
Polar Capital
United Kingdom
$23.4M -$115M -1,582,330 -83%
BAMF
358
BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab
Denmark
$23.4M +$23.4M +320,793 New
CM
359
Castleark Management
Illinois
$23.3M +$23.3M +319,108 New
CCMD
360
Cypress Capital Management (Delaware)
Delaware
$23.1M -$132K -1,810 -0.6%
APSP
361
Asset Planning Services (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$23.1M +$3.45M +47,266 +18%
LTFS
362
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$22.9M +$3.06M +42,026 +15%
CL
363
Chubb Ltd
Switzerland
$22.9M
UH
364
Unigestion Holding
Switzerland
$22.9M -$12.5M -170,763 -35%
CFB
365
Cullen/Frost Bankers
Texas
$22.4M +$12.2K +167 +0.1%
OC
366
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$22.4M -$60K -823 -0.3%
QI
367
QS Investors
New York
$22.2M -$5.79M -79,408 -21%
KA
368
KLCM Advisors
Wisconsin
$22.1M -$556K -7,630 -2%
CIM
369
Corda Investment Management
Texas
$21.9M -$501K -6,876 -2%
WT
370
Whittier Trust
California
$21.9M +$2.2M +30,195 +11%
RMDI
371
R.M. Davis Inc
Maine
$21.4M +$758K +10,394 +4%
Rockefeller Capital Management
372
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$21.3M -$1.72M -23,581 -7%
CIBC World Market
373
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$21.1M -$66M -905,235 -76%
TCM
374
Twin Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$21M -$240K -3,291 -1%
SI
375
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$20.9M +$214K +2,931 +1%