1,920 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, 777 reducing their positions, and 79 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
1,920
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
676
$5.37M
677
$5.36M
678
$5.36M
679
$5.35M
680
$5.35M
681
$5.25M
682
$5.22M
683
$5.16M
684
$5.15M
685
$5.15M
686
$5.14M
687
$5.13M
688
$5.13M
689
$5.11M
690
$5.1M
691
$5.08M
692
$5.08M
693
$5.06M
694
$5.05M
695
$5.03M
696
$5.02M
697
$5M
698
$4.99M
699
$4.99M
700
$4.98M