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
701
$4.98M
702
$4.92M
703
$4.92M
704
$4.89M
705
$4.88M
706
$4.88M
707
$4.87M
708
$4.86M
709
$4.86M
710
$4.85M
711
$4.84M
712
$4.83M
713
$4.82M
714
$4.81M
715
$4.81M
716
$4.81M
717
$4.8M
718
$4.8M
719
$4.8M
720
$4.8M
721
$4.79M
722
$4.79M
723
$4.78M
724
$4.78M
725
$4.76M