1,468 hedge funds and large institutions have $103B invested in Merck in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 78 funds opening new positions, 568 increasing their positions, 617 reducing their positions, and 53 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
1,468
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+0.75%
% of All Funds
47.62%
Holding in Top 10
117
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-2.5%
% of All Funds
3.8%
New
78
Increased
568
Reduced
617
Closed
53
Calls
$1.25B
Puts
$918M
Net Calls
+$331M
Net Calls Change
-$98.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
U
51
UBS
Switzerland
$352M +$30.7M +675,823 +10%
Royal Bank of Canada
52
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$351M -$23.2M -510,176 -6%
Schroder Investment Management Group
53
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$345M -$68.9M -1,515,655 -17%
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
54
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Japan
$342M +$14.3M +314,233 +4%
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
55
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$310M -$14.7M -323,810 -5%
SONJCPFA
56
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund A
New Jersey
$299M -$14M -309,160 -4%
Prudential Financial
57
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$299M -$11.7M -257,060 -4%
Fidelity International
58
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$292M +$60M +1,320,525 +26%
IGIM
59
I.G. Investment Management
Manitoba, Canada
$292M +$7.09M +155,995 +2%
O
60
OrbiMed
New York
$289M +$92.9M +2,044,229 +47%
TA
61
Teachers Advisors
New York
$273M +$7.21M +158,817 +3%
SF
62
Sarofim Fayez
Texas
$259M +$259M +5,708,347 New
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
63
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$259M +$7.98M +175,714 +3%
EAM
64
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
$252M +$192M +4,204,465 +319%
PI
65
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$248M -$8.06M -177,465 -3%
AIG
66
American International Group
New York
$248M +$37.8M +831,809 +18%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
67
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$245M -$6.13M -134,890 -2%
Barclays
68
Barclays
United Kingdom
$243M +$4.37M +97,375 +2%
APG Asset Management
69
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$240M +$47.2M +1,038,629 +25%
PI
70
PGGM Investments
Netherlands
$236M +$27.2M +599,774 +13%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
71
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$234M -$1.31M -28,864 -0.6%
RhumbLine Advisers
72
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$232M -$3.17M -69,887 -1%
EAM
73
Edge Asset Management
Washington
$226M +$113M +2,526,877 +100%
SB
74
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$219M +$312K +6,858 +0.1%
HSBC Holdings
75
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$218M +$30M +659,991 +16%