1,987 hedge funds and large institutions have $109B invested in Merck in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 108 funds opening new positions, 832 increasing their positions, 824 reducing their positions, and 101 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
1,987
Holders Change
-16
Holders Change %
-0.8%
% of All Funds
45.6%
Holding in Top 10
83
Holding in Top 10 Change
+13
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+18.57%
% of All Funds
1.9%
New
108
Increased
832
Reduced
824
Closed
101
Calls
$1.37B
Puts
$1.14B
Net Calls
+$227M
Net Calls Change
+$346M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
US Bancorp
126
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$119M -$639K -12,292 -0.5%
LCS
127
Levin Capital Strategies
New York
$119M +$69.3M +1,332,826 +140%
National Pension Service
128
National Pension Service
South Korea
$119M +$2.49M +47,853 +2%
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
129
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
$118M +$11.4M +219,452 +11%
NIPH
130
NN Investment Partners Holdings
Netherlands
$117M +$10.8M +208,275 +10%
CP
131
Coho Partners
Pennsylvania
$111M +$1.6M +30,757 +1%
Brown Advisory
132
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$108M +$776K +14,925 +0.7%
Aviva
133
Aviva
United Kingdom
$106M -$7.22M -138,832 -6%
VAM
134
ValueInvest Asset Management
Luxembourg
$106M +$8.72M +167,680 +9%
MNG
135
Manning & Napier Group
New York
$105M +$80.4M +1,546,149 +332%
DC
136
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$104M +$988K +19,009 +1%
SC
137
SRB Corp
Massachusetts
$103M
SO
138
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$102M -$16.3M -313,153 -14%
HA
139
Homestead Advisers
Virginia
$102M
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
140
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$102M +$150K +2,878 +0.1%
RFC
141
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$101M +$1.31M +25,287 +1%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
142
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$101M -$4.42M -84,961 -4%
EAM
143
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
$98.6M -$123K -2,366 -0.1%
HighTower Advisors
144
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$97.9M +$13M +250,529 +15%
BIP
145
Brandes Investment Partners
California
$96.3M +$6.88M +132,295 +8%
SB
146
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$95.5M +$7.53M +144,788 +9%
Point72 Asset Management
147
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
$94.8M +$94.8M +1,824,435 New
PAM
148
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$91.8M -$87.5M -1,682,691 -49%
CWM
149
CIBC World Markets
New York
$91.6M +$28.9M +555,530 +46%
SCM
150
Shapiro Capital Management
Georgia
$88.5M +$8.45M +162,510 +11%