2,012 hedge funds and large institutions have $120B invested in Merck in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 120 funds opening new positions, 777 increasing their positions, 868 reducing their positions, and 77 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
2,012
Holders Change
+25
Holders Change %
+1.26%
% of All Funds
46.13%
Holding in Top 10
114
Holding in Top 10 Change
+31
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+37.35%
% of All Funds
2.61%
New
120
Increased
777
Reduced
868
Closed
77
Calls
$1.22B
Puts
$1.1B
Net Calls
+$112M
Net Calls Change
-$116M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
Retirement Systems of Alabama
126
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Alabama
$132M +$54M +932,586 +69%
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
127
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$132M -$1.9M -32,810 -1%
US Bancorp
128
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$132M -$1.35M -23,293 -1%
SCCM
129
Schafer Cullen Capital Management
New York
$131M -$10.9M -187,804 -8%
CP
130
Coho Partners
Pennsylvania
$127M +$3.62M +62,428 +3%
Brown Advisory
131
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$125M +$4.8M +82,959 +4%
BGIM
132
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$123M +$123M +2,120,657 New
SCM
133
Suvretta Capital Management
New York
$121M +$121M +2,081,461 New
DC
134
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$116M -$393K -6,788 -0.3%
RFC
135
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$115M +$1.91M +32,953 +2%
Mackenzie Financial
136
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$115M -$221M -3,817,922 -66%
SC
137
SRB Corp
Massachusetts
$114M
Aviva
138
Aviva
United Kingdom
$114M -$4.05M -69,950 -3%
HA
139
Homestead Advisers
Virginia
$114M
SO
140
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$113M -$427K -7,369 -0.4%
CWM
141
CIBC World Markets
New York
$112M +$10.4M +178,935 +10%
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
142
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$111M -$2.29M -39,521 -2%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
143
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$110M -$1.7M -29,276 -2%
HighTower Advisors
144
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$110M +$1.21M +20,899 +1%
MNG
145
Manning & Napier Group
New York
$110M -$6.3M -108,834 -5%
MWNA
146
Marshall Wace North America
New York
$110M +$98.4M +1,699,358 +880%
Toronto Dominion Bank
147
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$108M +$13.6M +235,270 +14%
BIP
148
Brandes Investment Partners
California
$106M -$1.78M -30,741 -2%
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
149
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Sweden
$102M +$6.78M +117,081 +7%
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
150
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
$99.8M -$32M -551,982 -24%