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
851
$3.22M
852
$3.22M
853
$3.21M
854
$3.2M
855
$3.19M
856
$3.19M
857
$3.18M
858
$3.17M
859
$3.17M
860
$3.17M
861
$3.17M
862
$3.16M
863
$3.16M
864
$3.16M
865
$3.15M
866
$3.15M
867
$3.14M
868
$3.13M
869
$3.12M
870
$3.11M
871
$3.1M
872
$3.09M
873
$3.09M
874
$3.09M
875
$3.09M