1,751 hedge funds and large institutions have $112B invested in Merck in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 165 funds opening new positions, 715 increasing their positions, 659 reducing their positions, and 59 closing their positions.

Holders
1,751
Holders Change
+82
Holders Change %
+4.91%
% of All Funds
45.98%
Holding in Top 10
104
Holding in Top 10 Change
+6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+6.12%
% of All Funds
2.73%
New
165
Increased
715
Reduced
659
Closed
59
Calls
$944M
Puts
$909M
Net Calls
+$35.6M
Net Calls Change
+$144M
Name Market Value Shares Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
AllianceBernstein
51
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$397M 7,514,971 -392,515 -5%
Prudential Financial
52
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$392M 7,424,695 +213,000 +3%
Capital Research Global Investors
53
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$378M 7,153,185
Capital International Investors
54
Capital International Investors
California
$375M 7,095,380 -129 -0%
Fisher Asset Management
55
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$360M 6,822,070 +60,364 +0.9%
O
56
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$355M 6,728,789 -2,261,550 -25%
CS
57
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$350M 6,626,781 +221,049 +3%
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
58
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Japan
$338M 6,390,535 -35,166 -0.5%
APG Asset Management
59
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$325M 6,153,171 -933,237 -13%
RFC
60
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$317M 5,949,839 +189,987 +3%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
61
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$313M 5,925,653 +330,152 +6%
Swiss National Bank
62
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$310M 5,873,401 -136,200 -2%
GE
63
General Electric
Ohio
$299M 5,669,029 +38,136 +0.7%
JHIU
64
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$297M 5,627,372 -188,975 -3%
PPA
65
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$294M 5,574,507 +164,835 +3%
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
66
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$286M 5,414,456 -12,180 -0.2%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
67
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$284M 5,383,129 +85,241 +2%
Loomis, Sayles & Company
68
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$282M 5,334,621 +322,170 +6%
LSV Asset Management
69
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$272M 5,158,009 -163,740 -3%
PI
70
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$271M 5,126,787 -493,191 -9%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
71
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$263M 4,980,000 -255,000 -5%
TA
72
Teachers Advisors
New York
$258M 4,880,119 +56,164 +1%
OH
73
Orbis Holdings
Bermuda
$250M 4,742,046 +304,370 +7%
TIM
74
Thornburg Investment Management
New Mexico
$249M 4,713,874 +2,033,600 +76%
AQR Capital Management
75
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$243M 4,592,543 -2,301,809 -33%