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
651
$5.87M
652
$5.85M
653
$5.82M
654
$5.82M
655
$5.82M
656
$5.78M
657
$5.73M
658
$5.69M
659
$5.65M
660
$5.61M
661
$5.6M
662
$5.6M
663
$5.59M
664
$5.59M
665
$5.57M
666
$5.56M
667
$5.53M
668
$5.49M
669
$5.46M
670
$5.46M
671
$5.46M
672
$5.45M
673
$5.45M
674
$5.44M
675
$5.44M