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
1226
$1.21M
1227
$1.2M
1228
$1.2M
1229
$1.2M
1230
$1.19M
1231
$1.19M
1232
$1.18M
1233
$1.18M
1234
$1.18M
1235
$1.18M
1236
$1.17M
1237
$1.17M
1238
$1.17M
1239
$1.17M
1240
$1.17M
1241
$1.16M
1242
$1.16M
1243
$1.16M
1244
$1.15M
1245
$1.15M
1246
$1.15M
1247
$1.14M
1248
$1.14M
1249
$1.13M
1250
$1.13M