2,300 hedge funds and large institutions have $162B invested in Merck in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 99 funds opening new positions, 955 increasing their positions, 934 reducing their positions, and 76 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
2,300
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+0.26%
% of All Funds
50.52%
Holding in Top 10
187
Holding in Top 10 Change
-11
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-5.56%
% of All Funds
4.11%
New
99
Increased
955
Reduced
934
Closed
76
Calls
$1.45B
Puts
$1.73B
Net Calls
-$285M
Net Calls Change
-$138M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
UBS AM
26
UBS AM
Illinois
$1.13B +$147M +1,831,331 +15%
ClearBridge Investments
27
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$1.03B -$2.48M -30,915 -0.2%
Macquarie Group
28
Macquarie Group
Australia
$1B -$11.4M -142,131 -1%
Charles Schwab
29
Charles Schwab
California
$1B -$16.2M -201,783 -2%
UBS Group
30
UBS Group
Switzerland
$994M +$5.51M +68,652 +0.6%
Fidelity Investments
31
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$982M +$57.1M +710,780 +6%
PPA
32
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$960M +$14.4M +179,631 +2%
AllianceBernstein
33
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$920M -$52M -647,953 -5%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
34
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$913M +$28.5M +354,596 +3%
Massachusetts Financial Services
35
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$863M +$3.3M +41,060 +0.4%
California Public Employees Retirement System
36
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$856M +$90.9M +1,131,857 +12%
Swiss National Bank
37
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$773M +$4.21M +52,459 +0.5%
Fisher Asset Management
38
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$757M +$19.7M +245,841 +3%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
39
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$736M +$82M +1,020,636 +13%
PNC Financial Services Group
40
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$711M -$16.3M -202,596 -2%
Arrowstreet Capital
41
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$702M -$75.7M -941,976 -10%
AAMU
42
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
$677M -$87.4M -1,088,341 -11%
LSV Asset Management
43
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$654M -$76.1M -947,081 -10%
Allianz Asset Management
44
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$648M -$45.9M -571,058 -7%
Nordea Investment Management
45
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
$645M +$15.4M +190,074 +2%
Principal Financial Group
46
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$620M +$3.05M +37,952 +0.5%
AQR Capital Management
47
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$619M -$338M -4,201,993 -35%
PI
48
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$578M +$65.5M +815,393 +13%
Bank of Montreal
49
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$576M -$49.7M -619,230 -8%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
50
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$565M +$52.1M +657,944 +10%