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
1201
$1.26M
1202
$1.26M
1203
$1.26M
1204
$1.25M
1205
$1.25M
1206
$1.24M
1207
$1.24M
1208
$1.24M
1209
$1.24M
1210
$1.23M
1211
$1.23M
1212
$1.23M
1213
$1.23M
1214
$1.23M
1215
$1.22M
1216
$1.22M
1217
$1.22M
1218
$1.22M
1219
$1.22M
1220
$1.21M
1221
$1.21M
1222
$1.21M
1223
$1.21M
1224
$1.21M
1225
$1.21M