1,921 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, 778 reducing their positions, and 79 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
1,921
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
$4.75M
729
$4.74M
730
$4.71M
731
$4.68M
732
$4.67M
733
$4.61M
734
$4.61M
735
$4.59M
736
$4.58M
737
$4.57M
738
$4.55M
739
$4.54M
740
$4.51M
741
$4.5M
742
$4.5M
743
$4.5M
744
$4.5M
745
$4.48M
746
$4.46M
747
$4.44M
748
$4.44M
749
$4.44M
750
$4.4M