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
826
$3.44M
827
$3.44M
828
$3.44M
829
$3.42M
830
$3.4M
831
$3.4M
832
$3.38M
833
$3.38M
834
$3.37M
835
$3.35M
836
$3.33M
837
$3.31M
838
$3.31M
839
$3.3M
840
$3.29M
841
$3.28M
842
$3.28M
843
$3.27M
844
$3.27M
845
$3.26M
846
$3.25M
847
$3.25M
848
$3.24M
849
$3.23M
850
$3.22M