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
826
$3.49M
827
$3.49M
828
$3.44M
829
$3.44M
830
$3.44M
831
$3.42M
832
$3.4M
833
$3.4M
834
$3.38M
835
$3.38M
836
$3.37M
837
$3.35M
838
$3.33M
839
$3.31M
840
$3.31M
841
$3.3M
842
$3.29M
843
$3.28M
844
$3.28M
845
$3.27M
846
$3.27M
847
$3.26M
848
$3.25M
849
$3.25M
850
$3.24M