1,920 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, 777 reducing their positions, and 79 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
1,920
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 +$440M
2 +$335M
3 +$212M
4
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
+$191M
5
AL
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
+$180M

Top Sellers

1 -$738M
2 -$578M
3 -$232M
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$178M
5
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$170M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
726
$4.75M
727
$4.75M
728
$4.74M
729
$4.71M
730
$4.68M
731
$4.67M
732
$4.61M
733
$4.61M
734
$4.59M
735
$4.58M
736
$4.57M
737
$4.55M
738
$4.54M
739
$4.51M
740
$4.5M
741
$4.5M
742
$4.5M
743
$4.5M
744
$4.48M
745
$4.46M
746
$4.44M
747
$4.44M
748
$4.44M
749
$4.4M
750
$4.38M