2,245 hedge funds and large institutions have $150B invested in Merck in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 281 funds opening new positions, 740 increasing their positions, 960 reducing their positions, and 66 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
2,245
Holders Change
+194
Holders Change %
+9.46%
% of All Funds
50.1%
Holding in Top 10
251
Holding in Top 10 Change
+109
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+76.76%
% of All Funds
5.6%
New
281
Increased
740
Reduced
960
Closed
66
Calls
$1.91B
Puts
$1.85B
Net Calls
+$56.3M
Net Calls Change
-$228M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
SC
126
SRB Corp
Massachusetts
$144M
HA
127
Homestead Advisers
Virginia
$143M
DC
128
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$142M -$1.75M -23,941 -1%
Nomura Asset Management
129
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$140M +$23.8M +326,695 +20%
Citadel Advisors
130
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$140M -$255M -3,490,915 -64%
Axa
131
Axa
France
$138M -$24.7M -338,925 -15%
AG
132
Aperio Group
California
$136M +$9.12M +125,138 +7%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
133
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$136M -$240K -3,290 -0.2%
HighTower Advisors
134
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$135M +$1.03M +14,175 +0.8%
RJFSA
135
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$134M +$15M +205,852 +13%
RFC
136
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$133M -$8.79M -120,577 -6%
Two Sigma Advisers
137
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$132M +$47.7M +654,581 +56%
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
138
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
Texas
$131M +$1.71M +23,470 +1%
SO
139
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$130M -$319K -4,370 -0.2%
Baird Financial Group
140
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$128M +$10.9M +149,266 +9%
Federated Hermes
141
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$128M +$11.1M +152,760 +10%
SB
142
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$127M +$817K +11,205 +0.6%
MNG
143
Manning & Napier Group
New York
$127M -$7.97M -109,341 -6%
Toronto Dominion Bank
144
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$127M -$12.6M -173,380 -9%
UIM
145
USS Investment Management
United Kingdom
$127M +$67.3M +922,240 +114%
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina
146
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina
North Carolina
$126M -$1.05M -14,459 -0.8%
CB
147
Commerce Bank
Missouri
$125M +$1.36M +18,713 +1%
EAM
148
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
$125M +$1.43M +19,588 +1%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
149
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$124M -$139M -1,907,461 -53%
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
150
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Sweden
$117M -$5.9M -80,967 -5%