1,739 hedge funds and large institutions have $107B invested in Merck in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 96 funds opening new positions, 753 increasing their positions, 672 reducing their positions, and 83 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
1,739
Holders Change
-12
Holders Change %
-0.69%
% of All Funds
46.41%
Holding in Top 10
105
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+0.96%
% of All Funds
2.8%
New
96
Increased
753
Reduced
672
Closed
83
Calls
$693M
Puts
$769M
Net Calls
-$76.2M
Net Calls Change
-$112M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
Legal & General Group
26
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$721M +$8.05M +159,348 +1%
Federated Hermes
27
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$706M +$167M +3,301,634 +31%
Fidelity Investments
28
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$684M +$75.7M +1,499,441 +12%
Macquarie Group
29
Macquarie Group
Australia
$666M +$43.3M +857,880 +7%
TCIM
30
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$665M +$21.7M +429,126 +3%
BIM
31
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$618M +$16.5M +326,659 +3%
Morgan Stanley
32
Morgan Stanley
New York
$604M -$70.6M -1,398,523 -10%
Sanders Capital
33
Sanders Capital
Florida
$580M +$72.2M +1,430,673 +14%
PNC Financial Services Group
34
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$545M -$34.2M -678,270 -6%
LSV Asset Management
35
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$532M +$259M +5,139,655 +95%
Royal Bank of Canada
36
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$520M -$66.6M -1,319,415 -11%
IFP
37
Independent Franchise Partners
United Kingdom
$512M -$7.34M -145,306 -1%
UBS Group
38
UBS Group
Switzerland
$510M -$53.5M -1,060,285 -9%
Charles Schwab
39
Charles Schwab
California
$503M +$73.8M +1,462,426 +17%
Goldman Sachs
40
Goldman Sachs
New York
$491M -$105M -2,075,209 -18%
AIG
41
American International Group
New York
$445M +$18M +357,169 +4%
UBS AM
42
UBS AM
Illinois
$427M -$31.1M -616,890 -7%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
43
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$426M +$1.71M +33,850 +0.4%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
44
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$422M -$9.56M -189,316 -2%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
45
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$407M -$12.7M -249,498 -3%
Swiss National Bank
46
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$405M +$107M +2,214,739 +36%
California Public Employees Retirement System
47
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$402M -$12.6M -249,110 -3%
AllianceBernstein
48
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$399M +$1.37M +27,057 +0.3%
Capital Research Global Investors
49
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$378M
Fisher Asset Management
50
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$376M -$6.95M -129,779 -2%