2,245 hedge funds and large institutions have $150B invested in Merck in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 281 funds opening new positions, 740 increasing their positions, 960 reducing their positions, and 66 closing their positions.

Holders
2,245
Holders Change
+194
Holders Change %
+9.46%
% of All Funds
50.1%
Holding in Top 10
251
Holding in Top 10 Change
+109
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+76.76%
% of All Funds
5.6%
New
281
Increased
740
Reduced
960
Closed
66
Calls
$1.91B
Puts
$1.85B
Net Calls
+$56.3M
Net Calls Change
-$228M
Name Market Value Shares Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
ClearBridge Investments
26
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$1.02B 13,339,952 +76,554 +0.6%
AQR Capital Management
27
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$999M 13,078,770 +4,790,497 +58%
Macquarie Group
28
Macquarie Group
Australia
$986M 12,901,282 -943,813 -7%
Ameriprise
29
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$946M 12,376,876 +232,849 +2%
Charles Schwab
30
Charles Schwab
California
$896M 11,724,975 +330,080 +3%
Capital Research Global Investors
31
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$893M 11,689,622 +1,943 +0%
AllianceBernstein
32
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$863M 11,300,707 +1,366,185 +14%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
33
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$791M 10,491,135 +1,617,670 +18%
PPA
34
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$787M 10,302,973 +510,276 +5%
Massachusetts Financial Services
35
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$785M 10,270,996 -160,515 -2%
Swiss National Bank
36
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$715M 9,356,001 +42,200 +0.5%
UBS AM
37
UBS AM
Illinois
$706M 9,238,680 +187,361 +2%
O
38
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$695M 9,098,498 -195,795 -2%
PNC Financial Services Group
39
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$694M 9,086,218 -69,548 -0.8%
UBS Group
40
UBS Group
Switzerland
$687M 8,996,515 -2,315,102 -20%
LSV Asset Management
41
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$679M 8,890,054 -215,033 -2%
Fisher Asset Management
42
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$644M 8,426,316 +380,173 +5%
TA
43
Teachers Advisors
New York
$634M 8,291,175 +1,160,081 +16%
California Public Employees Retirement System
44
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$619M 8,103,762 +453,354 +6%
Fidelity Investments
45
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$601M 7,867,366 +2,995,599 +61%
Principal Financial Group
46
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$558M 7,300,563 -46,773 -0.6%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
47
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$546M 7,146,126 -407,204 -5%
Nordea Investment Management
48
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
$545M 7,134,103 +179,599 +3%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
49
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$513M 6,719,741 -34,285 -0.5%
Prudential Financial
50
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$466M 6,104,788 +816,150 +15%