1,720 hedge funds and large institutions have $121B invested in Merck in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 180 funds opening new positions, 669 increasing their positions, 636 reducing their positions, and 61 closing their positions.

Holders
1,720
Holders Change
+104
Holders Change %
+6.44%
% of All Funds
45.9%
Holding in Top 10
111
Holding in Top 10 Change
-36
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-24.49%
% of All Funds
2.96%
New
180
Increased
669
Reduced
636
Closed
61
Calls
$808M
Puts
$1.28B
Net Calls
-$470M
Net Calls Change
-$471M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
D.E. Shaw & Co
101
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$167M -$92.7M -1,709,809 -36%
BTS
102
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$166M +$4.86M +8,966 +3%
IGIM
103
I.G. Investment Management
Manitoba, Canada
$166M +$10.7M +197,502 +7%
O
104
OrbiMed
New York
$166M +$14.4M +265,458 +10%
RJA
105
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$159M +$30.2M +556,668 +23%
SG Americas Securities
106
SG Americas Securities
New York
$151M +$30.4M +561,909 +25%
US Bancorp
107
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$147M -$3.38M -62,379 -2%
Canada Life
108
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$145M +$2.95M +54,576 +2%
PAMU
109
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$144M +$4.2M +77,504 +3%
Bessemer Group
110
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$142M +$31.1M +574,438 +28%
PAM
111
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$142M -$17.1M -314,731 -11%
Citigroup
112
Citigroup
New York
$140M -$20.6M -380,318 -13%
Chevy Chase Trust
113
Chevy Chase Trust
Maryland
$137M -$1.4M -25,855 -1%
Retirement Systems of Alabama
114
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Alabama
$136M -$80K -1,477 -0.1%
Victory Capital Management
115
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$135M +$1.53M +28,255 +1%
EAM
116
Edge Asset Management
Washington
$134M -$6.09M -112,351 -4%
BIP
117
Brandes Investment Partners
California
$131M -$764K -14,094 -0.6%
NFA
118
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$131M -$102K -1,885 -0.1%
Brown Advisory
119
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$130M -$10.1M -185,949 -7%
SO
120
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$130M -$2.76M -50,924 -2%
PP
121
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$129M -$1.77M -32,630 -1%
EIP
122
Epoch Investment Partners
New York
$128M +$1.42M +26,146 +1%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
123
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$128M -$10.3M -190,841 -7%
Stifel Financial
124
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$127M +$85.7M +1,581,330 +210%
BCIM
125
British Columbia Investment Management
British Columbia, Canada
$124M -$2.03M -37,460 -2%