1,720 hedge funds and large institutions have $121B invested in Merck in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 180 funds opening new positions, 669 increasing their positions, 636 reducing their positions, and 61 closing their positions.

Holders
1,720
Holders Change
+104
Holders Change %
+6.44%
% of All Funds
45.9%
Holding in Top 10
111
Holding in Top 10 Change
-36
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-24.49%
% of All Funds
2.96%
New
180
Increased
669
Reduced
636
Closed
61
Calls
$808M
Puts
$1.28B
Net Calls
-$470M
Net Calls Change
-$471M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
CS
51
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$446M +$446M +8,235,567 New
AQR Capital Management
52
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$425M +$174M +3,209,599 +69%
Capital Research Global Investors
53
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$406M
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
54
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$406M -$8.4M -152,693 -2%
Bank of Montreal
55
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$395M +$137M +2,531,803 +53%
Fisher Asset Management
56
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$377M +$6.08M +112,172 +2%
Jennison Associates
57
Jennison Associates
New York
$372M -$745M -13,743,302 -67%
Prudential Financial
58
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$365M +$36.8M +679,869 +11%
HSBC Holdings
59
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$362M -$58.8M -1,084,418 -14%
VOYA Investment Management
60
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$357M +$2.56M +47,334 +0.7%
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
61
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Japan
$347M +$19.7M +363,554 +6%
AIG
62
American International Group
New York
$346M -$49.8M -918,258 -13%
PI
63
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$341M +$44.6M +823,599 +15%
AIM
64
abrdn Investment Management
United Kingdom
$338M -$36.4M -672,452 -10%
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
65
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$323M -$5.4M -99,611 -2%
JHIU
66
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$318M -$12.8M -236,753 -4%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
67
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$318M +$2.97M +54,735 +0.9%
O
68
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$311M +$33M +608,061 +12%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
69
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$303M +$17M +314,400 +6%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
70
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$297M +$17.3M +319,336 +6%
TA
71
Teachers Advisors
New York
$287M +$497K +9,168 +0.2%
M&T Bank
72
M&T Bank
New York
$281M +$1.39M +25,686 +0.5%
Barclays
73
Barclays
United Kingdom
$266M +$58.3M +1,091,070 +28%
PPA
74
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$265M -$4.82M -88,972 -2%
GE
75
General Electric
Ohio
$257M +$59.5M +1,098,177 +30%