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
576
$7.6M
577
$7.58M
578
$7.58M
579
$7.57M
580
$7.51M
581
$7.49M
582
$7.47M
583
$7.47M
584
$7.47M
585
$7.46M
586
$7.42M
587
$7.41M
588
$7.41M
589
$7.37M
590
$7.34M
591
$7.33M
592
$7.31M
593
$7.25M
594
$7.22M
595
$7.21M
596
$7.16M
597
$7.15M
598
$7.12M
599
$7.11M
600
$7.11M