1,708 hedge funds and large institutions have $121B invested in Merck in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 91 funds opening new positions, 720 increasing their positions, 656 reducing their positions, and 82 closing their positions.

Holders
1,708
Holders Change
-12
Holders Change %
-0.7%
% of All Funds
45.56%
Holding in Top 10
127
Holding in Top 10 Change
+16
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+14.41%
% of All Funds
3.39%
New
91
Increased
720
Reduced
656
Closed
82
Calls
$1.09B
Puts
$866M
Net Calls
+$221M
Net Calls Change
+$692M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
Jennison Associates
51
Jennison Associates
New York
$442M +$65.7M +1,198,688 +17%
AQR Capital Management
52
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$431M +$352K +6,415 +0.1%
APG Asset Management
53
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$420M -$56M -1,021,363 -12%
Capital Research Global Investors
54
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$411M
Fisher Asset Management
55
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$384M +$2.24M +40,861 +0.6%
CS
56
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$377M -$75M -1,367,840 -17%
Prudential Financial
57
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$371M +$1.08M +19,650 +0.3%
VOYA Investment Management
58
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$360M -$389K -7,087 -0.1%
AIG
59
American International Group
New York
$357M +$6.75M +123,057 +2%
D.E. Shaw & Co
60
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$357M +$188M +3,431,668 +112%
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
61
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Japan
$354M +$2.81M +51,229 +0.8%
AIM
62
abrdn Investment Management
United Kingdom
$353M +$10.9M +197,888 +3%
PI
63
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$339M -$5.18M -94,366 -2%
TA
64
Teachers Advisors
New York
$334M +$43.2M +787,390 +15%
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
65
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$317M -$9.26M -168,791 -3%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
66
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$316M -$5.2M -94,849 -2%
O
67
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$312M -$3.3M -60,151 -1%
Swiss National Bank
68
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$307M +$89.1M +1,623,876 +41%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
69
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$305M -$2.01M -36,680 -0.7%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
70
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$303M +$2.47M +44,948 +0.8%
M&T Bank
71
M&T Bank
New York
$289M +$3.94M +71,816 +1%
PPA
72
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$278M +$9.83M +179,173 +4%
GE
73
General Electric
Ohio
$272M +$12.5M +227,858 +5%
Barclays
74
Barclays
United Kingdom
$251M -$19.9M -365,582 -7%
Axa
75
Axa
France
$251M +$36.1M +658,226 +17%