2,003 hedge funds and large institutions have $114B invested in Merck in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 232 funds opening new positions, 750 increasing their positions, 820 reducing their positions, and 127 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
2,003
Holders Change
+85
Holders Change %
+4.43%
% of All Funds
45.49%
Holding in Top 10
70
Holding in Top 10 Change
-46
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-39.66%
% of All Funds
1.59%
New
232
Increased
750
Reduced
820
Closed
127
Calls
$1.16B
Puts
$1.28B
Net Calls
-$119M
Net Calls Change
-$461M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
126
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
$110M -$15.5M -289,248 -12%
Brown Advisory
127
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$110M -$5.05M -93,993 -4%
NIPH
128
NN Investment Partners Holdings
Netherlands
$110M -$18.8M -349,460 -15%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
129
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$108M +$563K +10,480 +0.5%
DC
130
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$106M -$648K -12,073 -0.6%
SC
131
SRB Corp
Massachusetts
$106M +$30.4M +565,920 +40%
HA
132
Homestead Advisers
Virginia
$105M
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
133
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$105M +$2.01M +37,450 +2%
RFC
134
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$103M -$1.37M -25,486 -1%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
135
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$103M -$84.3M -1,569,805 -45%
EAM
136
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
$101M +$43.6M +821,641 +76%
VAM
137
ValueInvest Asset Management
Luxembourg
$100M +$14.2M +264,411 +16%
Alyeska Investment Group
138
Alyeska Investment Group
Illinois
$98.5M -$5.83M -108,545 -6%
KBC Group
139
KBC Group
Belgium
$95.8M -$15.8M -293,586 -14%
BCIM
140
British Columbia Investment Management
British Columbia, Canada
$94.1M -$6.73M -125,364 -7%
KeyBank National Association
141
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$93.4M -$130K -2,423 -0.1%
BIP
142
Brandes Investment Partners
California
$92.4M +$2.43M +45,200 +3%
Pzena Investment Management
143
Pzena Investment Management
New York
$92.3M +$6.78M +126,352 +8%
SB
144
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$90.9M -$18.8M -349,697 -17%
Retirement Systems of Alabama
145
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Alabama
$89.9M -$6.31M -117,562 -7%
Fidelity International
146
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$89M -$11.9M -221,872 -12%
SCM
147
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
$88.7M +$7.62M +141,940 +9%
HighTower Advisors
148
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$87.8M -$3.88M -72,258 -4%
BNP Paribas Asset Management
149
BNP Paribas Asset Management
France
$86.8M +$4.92M +91,679 +6%
GC
150
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$86.7M +$7.81M +145,495 +10%