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
526
$9.03M
527
$9.03M
528
$9.02M
529
$8.97M
530
$8.96M
531
$8.95M
532
$8.94M
533
$8.93M
534
$8.91M
535
$8.85M
536
$8.84M
537
$8.78M
538
$8.74M
539
$8.72M
540
$8.72M
541
$8.68M
542
$8.62M
543
$8.53M
544
$8.51M
545
$8.48M
546
$8.45M
547
$8.43M
548
$8.38M
549
$8.33M
550
$8.23M