1,920 hedge funds and large institutions have $130B invested in Merck in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 84 funds opening new positions, 795 increasing their positions, 777 reducing their positions, and 79 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
1,920
Holders Change
-16
Holders Change %
-0.83%
% of All Funds
47.94%
Holding in Top 10
138
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+1.47%
% of All Funds
3.45%
New
84
Increased
795
Reduced
777
Closed
79
Calls
$1.77B
Puts
$1.17B
Net Calls
+$601M
Net Calls Change
-$181M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
Fidelity Investments
26
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$842M +$11M +179,638 +1%
Massachusetts Financial Services
27
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$835M -$64.3M -1,050,943 -7%
TCIM
28
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$802M +$1.73M +28,258 +0.2%
Royal Bank of Canada
29
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$793M +$117M +1,908,007 +17%
Macquarie Group
30
Macquarie Group
Australia
$786M -$17.5M -286,291 -2%
Sanders Capital
31
Sanders Capital
Florida
$772M +$29.4M +480,980 +4%
Swiss National Bank
32
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$686M +$19.7M +322,050 +3%
Federated Hermes
33
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$681M -$19M -311,160 -3%
O
34
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$680M +$57.5M +939,882 +9%
Charles Schwab
35
Charles Schwab
California
$667M -$36.5M -597,407 -5%
UBS Group
36
UBS Group
Switzerland
$639M +$5.68M +92,825 +0.9%
PNC Financial Services Group
37
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$630M +$357K +5,843 +0.1%
LSV Asset Management
38
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$629M +$7.06M +115,392 +1%
Bank of Montreal
39
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$623M +$47M +767,891 +8%
IFP
40
Independent Franchise Partners
United Kingdom
$593M +$65.4M +1,069,620 +12%
UBS AM
41
UBS AM
Illinois
$570M -$67M -1,095,838 -11%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
42
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$537M +$7.58M +123,896 +1%
AQR Capital Management
43
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$533M +$11M +179,355 +2%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
44
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$519M +$10.2M +166,416 +2%
AllianceBernstein
45
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$518M -$4.93M -80,651 -0.9%
Principal Financial Group
46
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$514M +$148M +2,414,741 +40%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
47
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$510M +$5.44M +88,923 +1%
PPA
48
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$493M +$119M +1,944,372 +32%
Nordea Investment Management
49
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
$471M +$335M +5,478,680 +247%
Capital Research Global Investors
50
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$459M -$89.5K -1,464 -0%