1,618 hedge funds and large institutions have $127B invested in Merck in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 85 funds opening new positions, 615 increasing their positions, 677 reducing their positions, and 58 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
1,618
Holders Change
+18
Holders Change %
+1.13%
% of All Funds
46.53%
Holding in Top 10
140
Holding in Top 10 Change
-7
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-4.76%
% of All Funds
4.03%
New
85
Increased
615
Reduced
677
Closed
58
Calls
$849M
Puts
$749M
Net Calls
+$101M
Net Calls Change
-$177M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
PP
126
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$130M +$3.3M +59,724 +3%
BNP Paribas Asset Management
127
BNP Paribas Asset Management
France
$129M +$53.8M +974,410 +71%
Retirement Systems of Alabama
128
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Alabama
$127M -$1.12M -20,309 -0.9%
Credit Agricole
129
Credit Agricole
France
$127M +$11.1M +200,303 +10%
AAM
130
Aberdeen Asset Management
United Kingdom
$126M +$108M +1,964,514 +611%
IG
131
ING Group
Netherlands
$124M +$1.71M +31,058 +1%
EIP
132
Epoch Investment Partners
New York
$124M +$6.35M +115,069 +5%
CCM
133
Cullen Capital Management
New York
$124M -$6.25M -113,236 -5%
CLM
134
ClearBridge LLC (Maryland)
Maryland
$117M -$28.3M -512,231 -20%
RFC
135
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$115M -$1.26M -22,877 -1%
BG
136
Bahl & Gaynor
Ohio
$114M +$3.57M +64,607 +3%
AI
137
Analytic Investors
California
$113M -$18.7M -338,288 -14%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
138
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$112M -$10.2M -184,029 -8%
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
139
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$111M +$7.8M +141,376 +8%
KeyBank National Association
140
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$110M -$3.51M -63,574 -3%
SIM
141
Sprucegrove Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
$109M -$1.22M -22,060 -1%
Bessemer Group
142
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$109M +$14M +252,728 +15%
Comerica Bank
143
Comerica Bank
Texas
$104M -$11.9M -215,753 -10%
SC
144
Stralem & Co
New York
$104M -$12.7M -230,275 -11%
RJA
145
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$103M +$1.14M +20,717 +1%
First Eagle Investment Management
146
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
$102M -$27.9M -504,881 -22%
MHI
147
Miller Howard Investments
New York
$101M -$24.8M -449,119 -20%
CIBC Private Wealth Group
148
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$100M -$505K -9,157 -0.5%
RFS
149
Rockefeller Financial Services
New York
$100M -$1.61M -29,227 -2%
VFA
150
Virtus Fund Advisers
Connecticut
$100M +$100M +1,815,434 New