1,922 hedge funds and large institutions have $130B invested in Merck in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 84 funds opening new positions, 795 increasing their positions, 779 reducing their positions, and 79 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
1,922
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
138
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$1.77B
Puts
$1.17B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Buyers

1 +$438M
2 +$334M
3 +$211M
4
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
+$190M
5
AL
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
+$180M

Top Sellers

1 -$735M
2 -$576M
3 -$231M
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$177M
5
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$169M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
726
$4.76M
727
$4.75M
728
$4.75M
729
$4.75M
730
$4.74M
731
$4.71M
732
$4.68M
733
$4.67M
734
$4.61M
735
$4.61M
736
$4.59M
737
$4.58M
738
$4.57M
739
$4.55M
740
$4.54M
741
$4.51M
742
$4.5M
743
$4.5M
744
$4.5M
745
$4.5M
746
$4.48M
747
$4.46M
748
$4.44M
749
$4.44M
750
$4.44M