1,936 hedge funds and large institutions have $130B invested in Merck in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 122 funds opening new positions, 757 increasing their positions, 814 reducing their positions, and 77 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
1,936
Holders Change
+29
Holders Change %
+1.52%
% of All Funds
48.27%
Holding in Top 10
136
Holding in Top 10 Change
+17
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+14.29%
% of All Funds
3.39%
New
122
Increased
757
Reduced
814
Closed
77
Calls
$1.86B
Puts
$1.08B
Net Calls
+$782M
Net Calls Change
+$997M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
CP
176
Coho Partners
Pennsylvania
$82.5M +$4.23M +69,815 +5%
CIBC World Market
177
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$82M +$69.1M +1,139,697 +536%
CIC
178
Crawford Investment Counsel
Georgia
$81.9M +$1.32M +21,805 +2%
ZIM
179
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$80.1M +$7.81M +128,788 +11%
Calamos Advisors
180
Calamos Advisors
Illinois
$79.9M -$812K -13,391 -1%
ACI
181
AMP Capital Investors
Australia
$79.8M +$8.18M +135,110 +11%
GA
182
Geneva Advisors
Illinois
$77.1M -$1.26M -20,852 -2%
Bank of Nova Scotia
183
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$76.3M +$47.8M +788,142 +168%
TCM
184
Tekla Capital Management
Massachusetts
$76.1M
Bessemer Group
185
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$75.5M -$32.4M -534,869 -30%
FWCM
186
Ferguson Wellman Capital Management
Oregon
$75M +$1.5M +24,718 +2%
Assenagon Asset Management
187
Assenagon Asset Management
Luxembourg
$74.5M +$74.5M +1,228,256 New
SCM
188
Smead Capital Management
Arizona
$74.3M -$1.47M -24,305 -2%
Baird Financial Group
189
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$72.6M -$17.8K -294 -0%
Lazard Asset Management
190
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$71.6M +$16.7M +275,337 +30%
SOMRS
191
State of Michigan Retirement System
Michigan
$71.5M +$12.7K +210 +0%
Nisa Investment Advisors
192
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$71.5M +$894K +14,751 +1%
CCM
193
Cullen Capital Management
New York
$70.8M -$13.9M -228,475 -16%
Zurich Cantonal Bank
194
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
$70.6M +$315K +5,198 +0.4%
Voloridge Investment Management
195
Voloridge Investment Management
Florida
$69.9M +$69.9M +1,153,667 New
EDRH
196
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$67.7M +$911K +15,029 +1%
JPMPWA
197
J.P. Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$65.1M +$4.02M +66,366 +7%
TAM
198
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
$64.6M -$1.6M -26,390 -2%
ASRS
199
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$63.5M -$133K -2,200 -0.2%
GLA
200
Great Lakes Advisors
Illinois
$63.1M +$9.28M +153,052 +17%