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 %
KBC Group
176
KBC Group
Belgium
$71.4M -$5.79M -99,923 -7%
First Trust Advisors
177
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$71.3M +$43M +742,456 +152%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
178
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$70.9M +$1.38M +23,894 +2%
JPMPWA
179
J.P. Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$70.2M +$7.5M +129,506 +12%
GLA
180
Great Lakes Advisors
Illinois
$69.7M -$13.7M -236,990 -16%
PAM
181
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$69.7M -$32.6M -562,973 -32%
Royal London Asset Management
182
Royal London Asset Management
United Kingdom
$69.1M +$69.1M +1,192,369 New
Point72 Asset Management
183
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
$68.1M -$37.6M -648,893 -36%
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina
184
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina
North Carolina
$67.4M +$41.5M +717,239 +161%
Nisa Investment Advisors
185
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$66.9M +$2.71M +46,867 +4%
Zurich Cantonal Bank
186
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
$65.5M +$206K +3,564 +0.3%
GT
187
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$65.3M -$68.7M -1,186,849 -51%
CCM
188
Cullen Capital Management
New York
$64.5M -$7.27M -125,483 -10%
SCM
189
Smead Capital Management
Arizona
$64.1M -$1.19M -20,561 -2%
Neuberger Berman Group
190
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$62.7M +$19.6M +336,981 +45%
Commonwealth Equity Services
191
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$62.6M +$2.98M +51,446 +5%
SEI Investments
192
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$62.2M -$8.39M -144,900 -12%
FWCM
193
Ferguson Wellman Capital Management
Oregon
$61.7M +$918K +15,849 +2%
Janney Montgomery Scott
194
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$60M +$132K +2,275 +0.2%
FIM
195
Foresters Investment Management
New York
$57.1M +$8.31M +143,497 +17%
Jennison Associates
196
Jennison Associates
New York
$56.1M +$5.58M +96,289 +11%
VanEck Associates
197
VanEck Associates
New York
$56.1M +$3.2M +55,197 +6%
SGA
198
Sector Gamma AS
Norway
$55.5M +$11.4M +197,684 +26%
EDRH
199
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$55.2M -$1.79M -30,926 -3%
AIA
200
Avalon Investment & Advisory
Texas
$55.1M +$5.07M +87,589 +10%