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 %
TCM
176
Tekla Capital Management
Massachusetts
$69.9M -$2.08M -40,005 -3%
MSE
177
MUFG Securities EMEA
United Kingdom
$69.6M +$4.47M +85,936 +7%
KBC Group
178
KBC Group
Belgium
$69.3M -$23.4M -450,651 -25%
PC
179
Polar Capital
United Kingdom
$68.1M +$51.5M +991,129 +311%
RJFSA
180
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$68M +$8.03M +154,589 +13%
Nomura Asset Management
181
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$67.6M +$1.35M +25,966 +2%
GLA
182
Great Lakes Advisors
Illinois
$66.5M +$9.67M +209,599 +17%
CCM
183
Cullen Capital Management
New York
$64.4M +$644K +12,398 +1%
SEI Investments
184
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$63.3M -$2.44M -47,035 -4%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
185
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$62.4M +$4.28M +82,268 +7%
Zurich Cantonal Bank
186
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
$58.6M +$4.7M +90,386 +9%
SCM
187
Smead Capital Management
Arizona
$58.6M -$36.3K -698 -0.1%
Nisa Investment Advisors
188
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$57.6M -$2.13M -40,956 -4%
SG Americas Securities
189
SG Americas Securities
New York
$57.5M +$29.3M +564,182 +104%
JPMPWA
190
J.P. Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$56.3M +$3.29M +63,317 +6%
Two Sigma Advisers
191
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$56.1M -$21.7M -418,446 -28%
BNP Paribas Asset Management
192
BNP Paribas Asset Management
France
$54.8M -$29.2M -560,953 -35%
FWCM
193
Ferguson Wellman Capital Management
Oregon
$54.5M -$1.37M -26,289 -2%
Janney Montgomery Scott
194
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$53.7M +$5.45M +104,881 +11%
Bank of Nova Scotia
195
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$53.6M -$9.83M -189,127 -15%
Commonwealth Equity Services
196
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$53.5M +$1.23M +23,606 +2%
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
197
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
British Columbia, Canada
$52.2M -$238K -4,585 -0.5%
EDRH
198
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$51.1M +$1.62M +31,163 +3%
PC
199
PointState Capital
New York
$50.3M +$50.3M +967,933 New
KBG
200
Kahn Brothers Group
New York
$49.3M -$807K -15,533 -2%