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
801
$3.76M
802
$3.76M
803
$3.74M
804
$3.74M
805
$3.73M
806
$3.73M
807
$3.68M
808
$3.67M
809
$3.67M
810
$3.65M
811
$3.6M
812
$3.6M
813
$3.59M
814
$3.59M
815
$3.58M
816
$3.56M
817
$3.55M
818
$3.54M
819
$3.53M
820
$3.53M
821
$3.53M
822
$3.52M
823
$3.5M
824
$3.49M
825
$3.49M