1,921 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, 778 reducing their positions, and 79 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
1,921
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 +$440M
2 +$335M
3 +$212M
4
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
+$191M
5
AL
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
+$180M

Top Sellers

1 -$738M
2 -$578M
3 -$232M
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$178M
5
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$170M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
626
$6.42M
627
$6.41M
628
$6.32M
629
$6.31M
630
$6.31M
631
$6.27M
632
$6.23M
633
$6.22M
634
$6.19M
635
$6.19M
636
$6.19M
637
$6.17M
638
$6.17M
639
$6.12M
640
$6.09M
641
$6.07M
642
$6.03M
643
$6M
644
$6M
645
$6M
646
$5.98M
647
$5.94M
648
$5.93M
649
$5.91M
650
$5.87M