1,936 hedge funds and large institutions have $130B invested in Merck in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 122 funds opening new positions, 757 increasing their positions, 814 reducing their positions, and 77 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
1,936
Holders Change
+29
Holders Change %
+1.52%
% of All Funds
48.27%
Holding in Top 10
136
Holding in Top 10 Change
+17
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+14.29%
% of All Funds
3.39%
New
122
Increased
757
Reduced
814
Closed
77
Calls
$1.86B
Puts
$1.08B
Net Calls
+$782M
Net Calls Change
+$997M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
ClearBridge Investments
26
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$852M +$4.91M +81,056 +0.6%
Fidelity Investments
27
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$824M -$33.4M -550,570 -4%
Macquarie Group
28
Macquarie Group
Australia
$797M -$13.3M -219,980 -2%
TCIM
29
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$794M -$41M -676,476 -5%
Sanders Capital
30
Sanders Capital
Florida
$752M +$23.7M +382,809 +3%
Charles Schwab
31
Charles Schwab
California
$698M +$1.37M +22,644 +0.2%
Federated Hermes
32
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$694M -$24.5M -404,904 -3%
Royal Bank of Canada
33
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$671M +$26.9M +443,904 +4%
Swiss National Bank
34
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$660M +$134M +2,203,211 +25%
UBS AM
35
UBS AM
Illinois
$632M +$127M +2,101,325 +25%
UBS Group
36
UBS Group
Switzerland
$628M +$32.7M +539,535 +5%
PNC Financial Services Group
37
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$624M +$2.65M +43,752 +0.4%
O
38
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$617M +$72.3M +1,192,107 +13%
LSV Asset Management
39
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$616M -$5.13M -84,678 -0.8%
Bank of Montreal
40
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$571M +$190M +3,126,518 +50%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
41
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$525M +$986K +16,256 +0.2%
IFP
42
Independent Franchise Partners
United Kingdom
$523M -$10.3M -170,016 -2%
AllianceBernstein
43
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$518M -$908K -14,972 -0.2%
AQR Capital Management
44
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$518M +$99.2M +1,636,822 +24%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
45
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$504M +$2.93M +48,263 +0.6%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
46
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$500M -$3.61M -59,524 -0.7%
APG Asset Management
47
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$472M -$60.3M -994,352 -11%
Renaissance Technologies
48
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$468M +$468M +7,716,460 New
CS
49
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$458M +$97.7M +1,610,672 +27%
Capital Research Global Investors
50
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$456M +$253K +4,177 +0.1%