1,936 hedge funds and large institutions have $130B invested in Merck in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 122 funds opening new positions, 757 increasing their positions, 814 reducing their positions, and 77 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
1,936
Holders Change
+29
Holders Change %
+1.52%
% of All Funds
48.27%
Holding in Top 10
136
Holding in Top 10 Change
+17
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+14.29%
% of All Funds
3.39%
New
122
Increased
757
Reduced
814
Closed
77
Calls
$1.86B
Puts
$1.08B
Net Calls
+$782M
Net Calls Change
+$997M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
FBC
1351
Fairfield, Bush & Co
Connecticut
$834K
MBT
1352
Montecito Bank & Trust
California
$833K +$78.5K +1,294 +10%
SOAMC
1353
Spirit of America Management Corp
New York
$832K
KA
1354
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$829K -$110K -1,807 -12%
WSC
1355
Wellington Shields & Co
New York
$822K
HAIM
1356
Hunter Associates Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$819K -$1.64K -27 -0.2%
CCC
1357
Chelsea Counsel Company
California
$817K +$182 +3 +0%
CBT
1358
Central Bank & Trust
Kentucky
$816K -$191K -3,141 -19%
FMW
1359
Farr Miller & Washington
District of Columbia
$816K +$9.52K +157 +1%
NG
1360
Northstar Group
New York
$811K +$3.63K +60 +0.5%
WP
1361
WealthSource Partners
California
$806K +$53.8K +887 +7%
FDS
1362
First Dallas Securities
Texas
$805K -$22.1K -365 -3%
BEC
1363
Blue Edge Capital
Virginia
$803K
FFC
1364
First Financial Corp
Indiana
$799K -$9.33K -154 -1%
DAM
1365
Delta Asset Management
Tennessee
$794K +$20.1K +331 +3%
IH
1366
IFC Holdings
Florida
$794K +$64.8K +1,076 +9%
FWP
1367
FAS Wealth Partners
Kansas
$790K -$68.4K -1,129 -8%
PFC
1368
Phocas Financial Corp
California
$786K -$4.05M -66,882 -84%
PP
1369
Pegasus Partners
Wisconsin
$786K -$424 -7 -0.1%
HKIM
1370
Hayek Kallen Investment Management
Alabama
$785K +$2.91K +48 +0.4%
NPT
1371
Nixon Peabody Trust
Massachusetts
$783K
PFS
1372
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$778K +$61.4K +1,013 +9%
LKIM
1373
Lawson Kroeker Investment Management
Nebraska
$776K
CAG
1374
Crestwood Advisors Group
Massachusetts
$774K +$8.73K +146 +1%
ST
1375
Sabal Trust
Florida
$773K +$336K +5,535 +77%