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
1351
$826K
1352
$825K
1353
$825K
1354
$822K
1355
$819K
1356
$816K
1357
$813K
1358
$812K
1359
$812K
1360
$810K
1361
$806K
1362
$803K
1363
$801K
1364
$799K
1365
$795K
1366
$795K
1367
$793K
1368
$793K
1369
$793K
1370
$786K
1371
$784K
1372
$781K
1373
$780K
1374
$779K
1375
$771K