1,987 hedge funds and large institutions have $109B invested in Merck in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 108 funds opening new positions, 832 increasing their positions, 824 reducing their positions, and 101 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
1,987
Holders Change
-16
Holders Change %
-0.8%
% of All Funds
45.6%
Holding in Top 10
83
Holding in Top 10 Change
+13
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+18.57%
% of All Funds
1.9%
New
108
Increased
832
Reduced
824
Closed
101
Calls
$1.37B
Puts
$1.14B
Net Calls
+$227M
Net Calls Change
+$346M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
26
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$696M -$77.8M -1,497,646 -10%
Macquarie Group
27
Macquarie Group
Australia
$671M +$34.2M +658,278 +5%
Royal Bank of Canada
28
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$669M +$4.15M +79,940 +0.6%
Capital International Investors
29
Capital International Investors
California
$646M +$34.2M +658,354 +6%
Massachusetts Financial Services
30
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$599M -$25.8M -496,413 -4%
TCIM
31
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$591M -$7.76M -149,295 -1%
UBS Group
32
UBS Group
Switzerland
$588M -$777K -14,942 -0.1%
Charles Schwab
33
Charles Schwab
California
$578M +$13M +250,363 +2%
LSV Asset Management
34
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$521M -$2.2M -42,241 -0.4%
American Century Companies
35
American Century Companies
Missouri
$521M +$61.3M +1,179,976 +13%
Swiss National Bank
36
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$517M -$67.1M -1,291,556 -12%
PNC Financial Services Group
37
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$508M -$7.25M -139,477 -1%
AQR Capital Management
38
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$507M -$33.2M -632,371 -6%
UBS AM
39
UBS AM
Illinois
$498M +$51.6M +992,574 +12%
AllianceBernstein
40
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$497M +$74.3M +1,430,023 +18%
AIG
41
American International Group
New York
$495M -$3.82M -73,445 -0.8%
PPA
42
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$483M +$37.9M +729,919 +9%
Janus Henderson Group
43
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$480M -$6.95M -133,663 -1%
IFP
44
Independent Franchise Partners
United Kingdom
$475M -$60.7M -1,167,947 -11%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
45
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$470M -$10.2M -195,452 -2%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
46
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$450M +$8.26M +159,006 +2%
O
47
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$449M -$154M -2,961,378 -26%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
48
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$440M -$7.56M -145,514 -2%
Nordea Investment Management
49
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
$425M -$10.2M -195,760 -2%
Fisher Asset Management
50
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$417M +$16.3M +314,490 +4%