1,936 hedge funds and large institutions have $130B invested in Merck in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 122 funds opening new positions, 757 increasing their positions, 814 reducing their positions, and 77 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
1,936
Holders Change
+29
Holders Change %
+1.52%
% of All Funds
48.27%
Holding in Top 10
136
Holding in Top 10 Change
+17
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+14.29%
% of All Funds
3.39%
New
122
Increased
757
Reduced
814
Closed
77
Calls
$1.86B
Puts
$1.08B
Net Calls
+$782M
Net Calls Change
+$997M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
California Public Employees Retirement System
51
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$440M +$4.52M +74,618 +1%
Fisher Asset Management
52
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$436M +$3.86M +63,610 +0.9%
TA
53
Teachers Advisors
New York
$435M +$5.81M +95,868 +1%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
54
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$430M +$8.16M +134,512 +2%
Schroder Investment Management Group
55
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$422M +$14.3M +236,621 +4%
American Century Companies
56
American Century Companies
Missouri
$413M -$3.71M -61,199 -0.9%
Capital International Investors
57
Capital International Investors
California
$394M +$97.9M +1,614,549 +33%
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
58
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Japan
$393M -$2.61M -43,009 -0.7%
PPA
59
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$371M -$77.3M -1,275,115 -17%
Loomis, Sayles & Company
60
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$367M -$16.2M -267,003 -4%
O
61
OrbiMed
New York
$363M +$69.9M +1,152,485 +24%
Principal Financial Group
62
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$363M -$36.7M -604,979 -9%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
63
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$362M -$15.9M -262,315 -4%
PI
64
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$362M +$75.5M +1,245,399 +26%
DZ Bank
65
DZ Bank
Germany
$359M +$86.6M +1,428,263 +32%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
66
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$354M +$146M +2,410,610 +70%
Prudential Financial
67
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$346M +$41.1M +678,202 +13%
RJA
68
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$331M +$15.1M +248,313 +5%
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
69
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$313M -$8.35M -137,786 -3%
Primecap Management
70
Primecap Management
California
$310M +$122M +2,008,177 +65%
VOYA Investment Management
71
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$308M +$13.4M +221,359 +5%
TIM
72
Thornburg Investment Management
New Mexico
$298M -$14.4M -236,878 -5%
RhumbLine Advisers
73
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$288M +$8.25M +136,039 +3%
Asset Management One
74
Asset Management One
Japan
$288M -$21.8M -359,223 -7%
PI
75
PGGM Investments
Netherlands
$276M -$16.4M -270,188 -6%