1,922 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, 779 reducing their positions, and 79 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
1,922
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
138
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$1.77B
Puts
$1.17B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Buyers

1 +$438M
2 +$334M
3 +$211M
4
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
+$190M
5
AL
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
+$180M

Top Sellers

1 -$735M
2 -$576M
3 -$231M
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$177M
5
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$169M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
501
$9.94M
502
$9.94M
503
$9.94M
504
$9.93M
505
$9.89M
506
$9.86M
507
$9.79M
508
$9.77M
509
$9.71M
510
$9.71M
511
$9.67M
512
$9.66M
513
$9.61M
514
$9.57M
515
$9.56M
516
$9.45M
517
$9.35M
518
$9.35M
519
$9.35M
520
$9.32M
521
$9.29M
522
$9.25M
523
$9.24M
524
$9.22M
525
$9.2M