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
1051
$1.88M
1052
$1.88M
1053
$1.88M
1054
$1.88M
1055
$1.88M
1056
$1.86M
1057
$1.86M
1058
$1.85M
1059
$1.85M
1060
$1.84M
1061
$1.84M
1062
$1.83M
1063
$1.83M
1064
$1.82M
1065
$1.82M
1066
$1.82M
1067
$1.82M
1068
$1.8M
1069
$1.8M
1070
$1.8M
1071
$1.79M
1072
$1.79M
1073
$1.78M
1074
$1.78M
1075
$1.77M