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
876
$3.07M
877
$3.05M
878
$3.05M
879
$3.05M
880
$3.01M
881
$3M
882
$2.98M
883
$2.95M
884
$2.93M
885
$2.92M
886
$2.92M
887
$2.92M
888
$2.92M
889
$2.91M
890
$2.9M
891
$2.89M
892
$2.88M
893
$2.88M
894
$2.87M
895
$2.86M
896
$2.86M
897
$2.86M
898
$2.85M
899
$2.84M
900
$2.83M