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
776
$4.04M
777
$4.04M
778
$4.04M
779
$4.03M
780
$4.01M
781
$4.01M
782
$3.99M
783
$3.99M
784
$3.98M
785
$3.97M
786
$3.96M
787
$3.94M
788
$3.94M
789
$3.94M
790
$3.92M
791
$3.91M
792
$3.91M
793
$3.91M
794
$3.91M
795
$3.9M
796
$3.89M
797
$3.88M
798
$3.88M
799
$3.79M
800
$3.77M