1,708 hedge funds and large institutions have $121B invested in Merck in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 91 funds opening new positions, 720 increasing their positions, 656 reducing their positions, and 82 closing their positions.

Holders
1,708
Holders Change
-12
Holders Change %
-0.7%
% of All Funds
45.56%
Holding in Top 10
127
Holding in Top 10 Change
+16
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+14.41%
% of All Funds
3.39%
New
91
Increased
720
Reduced
656
Closed
82
Calls
$1.09B
Puts
$866M
Net Calls
+$221M
Net Calls Change
+$692M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
26
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Illinois
$871M
Goldman Sachs
27
Goldman Sachs
New York
$828M +$160M +2,925,106 +24%
Wells Fargo
28
Wells Fargo
California
$822M +$73.3M +1,336,236 +10%
Boston Partners
29
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$814M +$814M +14,837,117 New
ClearBridge Investments
30
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$765M -$17.7M -323,525 -2%
Legal & General Group
31
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$734M +$3.93M +71,676 +0.5%
PNC Financial Services Group
32
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$727M -$2.16M -39,353 -0.3%
UBS Group
33
UBS Group
Switzerland
$635M -$52.7M -960,755 -8%
MAA
34
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$623M -$30.4M -554,275 -5%
Morgan Stanley
35
Morgan Stanley
New York
$622M -$116M -2,110,663 -16%
UBS AM
36
UBS AM
Illinois
$616M -$10.4M -189,291 -2%
Macquarie Group
37
Macquarie Group
Australia
$614M +$58.6M +1,068,077 +11%
Federated Hermes
38
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$602M +$16.2M +294,477 +3%
BIM
39
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$577M -$49.9M -909,372 -8%
American Century Companies
40
American Century Companies
Missouri
$568M +$90.8M +1,654,699 +19%
California Public Employees Retirement System
41
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$565M
Charles Schwab
42
Charles Schwab
California
$552M -$5.43M -99,041 -1%
AllianceBernstein
43
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$518M +$8.26M +150,679 +2%
Royal Bank of Canada
44
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$502M +$5.79M +105,617 +1%
HSBC Holdings
45
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$496M +$128M +2,316,083 +35%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
46
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$493M -$10.3M -187,083 -2%
EVM
47
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$486M -$60.9M -1,109,596 -11%
Schroder Investment Management Group
48
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$479M -$33.2M -602,901 -6%
BlackRock
49
BlackRock
New York
$467M -$10.6M -193,995 -2%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
50
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$445M +$40.6M +740,688 +10%