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
1001
$2.2M
1002
$2.2M
1003
$2.19M
1004
$2.19M
1005
$2.19M
1006
$2.19M
1007
$2.19M
1008
$2.18M
1009
$2.18M
1010
$2.18M
1011
$2.17M
1012
$2.15M
1013
$2.15M
1014
$2.15M
1015
$2.13M
1016
$2.12M
1017
$2.11M
1018
$2.11M
1019
$2.11M
1020
$2.1M
1021
$2.09M
1022
$2.07M
1023
$2.07M
1024
$2.03M
1025
$2.03M