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
1026
$2.02M
1027
$2.02M
1028
$2M
1029
$2M
1030
$1.99M
1031
$1.98M
1032
$1.97M
1033
$1.97M
1034
$1.96M
1035
$1.96M
1036
$1.95M
1037
$1.94M
1038
$1.94M
1039
$1.94M
1040
$1.94M
1041
$1.94M
1042
$1.92M
1043
$1.92M
1044
$1.91M
1045
$1.91M
1046
$1.9M
1047
$1.9M
1048
$1.9M
1049
$1.89M
1050
$1.89M