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
876
$3.09M
877
$3.08M
878
$3.07M
879
$3.05M
880
$3.05M
881
$3.05M
882
$3.01M
883
$3M
884
$2.98M
885
$2.95M
886
$2.93M
887
$2.92M
888
$2.92M
889
$2.92M
890
$2.92M
891
$2.91M
892
$2.9M
893
$2.89M
894
$2.88M
895
$2.88M
896
$2.87M
897
$2.86M
898
$2.86M
899
$2.86M
900
$2.85M