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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
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 Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
HF
526
HRT Financial
New York
$10.6M +$10.6M +145,220 New
SB
527
Simmons Bank
Arkansas
$10.5M +$276K +3,784 +3%
PP
528
Patten & Patten
Tennessee
$10.5M -$179K -2,461 -2%
BA
529
Boston Advisors
Massachusetts
$10.4M -$248K -3,405 -2%
LSERS
530
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$10.4M -$1.47M -20,122 -12%
AIL
531
AGF Investments LLC
Ontario, Canada
$10.3M +$1.26M +17,311 +14%
AAM
532
AR Asset Management
California
$10.3M
Marshall Wace
533
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$10.2M +$5.42M +74,269 +112%
WAM
534
Winslow Asset Management
Ohio
$10.2M -$58.1K -797 -0.6%
NAM
535
North American Management
Massachusetts
$10.2M -$535K -7,331 -5%
KLWA
536
Kelly Lawrence W & Associates
California
$10.2M -$436K -5,980 -4%
CNAM
537
Campbell Newman Asset Management
Wisconsin
$10.1M +$8.62M +118,156 +578%
AAM
538
Auxier Asset Management
Oregon
$10.1M -$1.61M -22,086 -14%
IEFM
539
IQ EQ Fund Management
Ireland
$10M -$2M -27,409 -17%
LBC
540
Lowe Brockenbrough & Co
Virginia
$9.98M +$121K +1,666 +1%
CIC
541
Canal Insurance Company
South Carolina
$9.93M
CM
542
Churchill Management
California
$9.92M +$9.92M +136,090 New
OSAM
543
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$9.92M +$7.35M +100,738 +285%
RAM
544
RWC Asset Management
United Kingdom
$9.9M -$11.3M -154,867 -53%
TAM
545
Tiverton Asset Management
Delaware
$9.73M +$5.44M +74,639 +127%
GI
546
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$9.72M -$2.05M -28,083 -17%
OSIA
547
O'Shares Investment Advisers
Massachusetts
$9.72M +$9.72M +133,251 New
6M
548
6 Meridian
Kansas
$9.66M -$177K -2,425 -2%
EWM
549
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
$9.66M -$364K -4,997 -4%
DWM
550
Doyle Wealth Management
Florida
$9.59M +$152K +2,087 +2%