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
751
$4.4M
752
$4.38M
753
$4.35M
754
$4.34M
755
$4.29M
756
$4.27M
757
$4.27M
758
$4.26M
759
$4.2M
760
$4.19M
761
$4.18M
762
$4.18M
763
$4.16M
764
$4.15M
765
$4.14M
766
$4.11M
767
$4.11M
768
$4.08M
769
$4.08M
770
$4.08M
771
$4.08M
772
$4.07M
773
$4.06M
774
$4.06M
775
$4.05M