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Overview Fund Activity

2,051 hedge funds and large institutions have $141B invested in Merck in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 117 funds opening new positions, 754 increasing their positions, 898 reducing their positions, and 61 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
2,051
Holders Change
+39
Holders Change %
+1.94%
% of All Funds
46.97%
Holding in Top 10
142
Holding in Top 10 Change
+28
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+24.56%
% of All Funds
3.25%
New
117
Increased
754
Reduced
898
Closed
61
Calls
$1.4B
Puts
$1.12B
Net Calls
+$284M
Net Calls Change
+$173M

Top Buyers

1
Capital International Investors
Capital International Investors
California
$2.34B
2
Janus Henderson Group
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$1.46B
3
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$3.57B
4
Capital Research Global Investors
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$829M
5
TP
Third Point
New York
$319M

Top Sellers

1
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
$6.19B
2
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
$2.86B
3
IFP
Independent Franchise Partners
United Kingdom
$0
4
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$4.99B
5
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Japan
$172M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Shares
Change %
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
126
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$154M -$117K -1,725 -0.1%
US Bancorp
127
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$152M -$1.99M -29,379 -1%
Axa
128
Axa
France
$151M -$62.6M -924,362 -29%
SCCM
129
Schafer Cullen Capital Management
New York
$148M -$5.15M -76,147 -3%
CP
130
Coho Partners
Pennsylvania
$145M -$3.42M -50,576 -2%
Retirement Systems of Alabama
131
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Alabama
$145M -$9.44M -139,515 -6%
Brown Advisory
132
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$144M -$1.3M -19,167 -0.9%
BGIM
133
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$139M -$4.48M -66,113 -3%
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
134
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
$136M +$19.3M +284,570 +17%
DC
135
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$134M -$1.35M -19,929 -1%
SC
136
SRB Corp
Massachusetts
$134M – – –
HA
137
Homestead Advisers
Virginia
$133M – – –
RFC
138
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$132M -$1.93M -28,467 -1%
NIPH
139
NN Investment Partners Holdings
Netherlands
$130M -$32.7M -483,000 -20%
Toronto Dominion Bank
140
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$129M +$2.66M +39,287 +2%
PC
141
Polar Capital
United Kingdom
$129M +$108M +1,596,949 +521%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
142
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$126M -$2.71M -39,963 -2%
MNG
143
Manning & Napier Group
New York
$125M -$3.68M -54,304 -3%
Aviva
144
Aviva
United Kingdom
$125M -$8.04M -118,806 -6%
HighTower Advisors
145
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$125M -$4.2M -62,161 -3%
SO
146
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$121M -$11.2M -165,606 -8%
BIP
147
Brandes Investment Partners
California
$121M -$2.38M -35,175 -2%
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
148
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
Texas
$120M +$4.06M +59,911 +3%
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina
149
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina
North Carolina
$118M +$39.3M +580,047 +50%
AG
150
Aperio Group
California
$118M +$4.22M +62,399 +4%
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