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
976
$2.33M
977
$2.33M
978
$2.31M
979
$2.31M
980
$2.31M
981
$2.31M
982
$2.3M
983
$2.3M
984
$2.29M
985
$2.28M
986
$2.28M
987
$2.27M
988
$2.26M
989
$2.26M
990
$2.26M
991
$2.26M
992
$2.25M
993
$2.25M
994
$2.25M
995
$2.24M
996
$2.22M
997
$2.21M
998
$2.21M
999
$2.21M
1000
$2.21M