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
751
$4.38M
752
$4.35M
753
$4.34M
754
$4.29M
755
$4.27M
756
$4.27M
757
$4.26M
758
$4.2M
759
$4.19M
760
$4.18M
761
$4.18M
762
$4.16M
763
$4.15M
764
$4.14M
765
$4.11M
766
$4.11M
767
$4.08M
768
$4.08M
769
$4.08M
770
$4.08M
771
$4.07M
772
$4.06M
773
$4.06M
774
$4.05M
775
$4.04M