1,922 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, 779 reducing their positions, and 79 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
1,922
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 +$438M
2 +$334M
3 +$211M
4
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
+$190M
5
AL
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
+$180M

Top Sellers

1 -$735M
2 -$576M
3 -$231M
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$177M
5
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$169M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
1276
$1.04M
1277
$1.04M
1278
$1.03M
1279
$1.02M
1280
$1.02M
1281
$1.02M
1282
$1M
1283
$998K
1284
$996K
1285
$995K
1286
$983K
1287
$979K
1288
$979K
1289
$977K
1290
$976K
1291
$971K
1292
$968K
1293
$968K
1294
$968K
1295
$967K
1296
$963K
1297
$963K
1298
$963K
1299
$962K
1300
$959K