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
876
$3.08M
877
$3.07M
878
$3.05M
879
$3.05M
880
$3.05M
881
$3.01M
882
$3M
883
$2.98M
884
$2.95M
885
$2.93M
886
$2.92M
887
$2.92M
888
$2.92M
889
$2.92M
890
$2.91M
891
$2.9M
892
$2.89M
893
$2.88M
894
$2.88M
895
$2.87M
896
$2.86M
897
$2.86M
898
$2.86M
899
$2.85M
900
$2.84M