Merck
MRK
1,993 hedge funds and large institutions have $110B invested in Merck in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 108 funds opening new positions, 835 increasing their positions, 825 reducing their positions, and 101 closing their positions.
20% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.37B | Put options by funds: $1.14B
18% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 71 → 84 (+13)
7% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 108 | Existing positions closed: 101
1% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 835 | Existing positions reduced: 825
0.52% more ownership
Funds ownership: 77.69% → 78.21% (+0.52%)
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 2,009 → 1,993 (-16)
4% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $114B → $110B (-$4.18B)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$720M |
| 2 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
+$333M |
| 3 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$312M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$295M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$260M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.02B |
| 2 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$738M |
| 3 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$383M |
| 4 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$354M |
| 5 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$283M |
MRK Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
1,993 of the 4,364 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Merck (MRK) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $110B — down 3.7% from $114B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 108 funds opened new MRK positions and 101 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 835 added to existing stakes and 825 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $720M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $1.02B.
- 1,993 institutional investors held Merck (MRK) as of Q1 2018, down from 2,009 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $110B of Merck stock for Q1 2018, down 3.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 108 funds opened new Merck positions in Q1 2018 and 101 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
- The largest Merck buyer in Q1 2018 was Bank of America, an estimated $720M added.
- The largest Merck seller in Q1 2018 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $1.02B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.