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1,459 hedge funds and large institutions have $102B invested in Merck in 2013 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 1,459 funds opening new positions, increasing their positions, reducing their positions, and closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

76.5% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0% → 76.5% (+76%)

38% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.57B | Put options by funds: $1.14B

Holders
1,459
Holders Change
+1,459
Holders Change %
–
% of All Funds
47.6%
Holding in Top 10
120
Holding in Top 10 Change
+120
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
3.92%
New
1,459
Increased
–
Reduced
–
Closed
–
Calls
$1.57B
Puts
$1.14B
Net Calls
+$430M
Net Calls Change
+$430M

Top Buyers

No buyers this quarter

Top Sellers

No sellers this quarter
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Capital World Investors
1
Capital World Investors
California
$7.53B +$7.59B +169,923,389 New
Wellington Management Group
2
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$6.69B +$6.74B +150,849,570 New
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$6.64B +$6.69B +149,801,421 New
State Street
4
State Street
Massachusetts
$6.05B +$6.09B +136,409,293 New
Franklin Resources
5
Franklin Resources
California
$4.15B +$4.19B +93,716,961 New
BIT
6
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$3.81B +$3.84B +86,061,666 New
Fidelity Investments
7
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$3.44B +$3.47B +77,668,656 New
Bank of New York Mellon
8
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$2.54B +$2.56B +57,311,859 New
Dodge & Cox
9
Dodge & Cox
California
$2.35B +$2.37B +53,130,609 New
T. Rowe Price Associates
10
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$2.24B +$2.25B +50,476,134 New
Northern Trust
11
Northern Trust
Illinois
$2.15B +$2.17B +48,543,920 New
JP Morgan Chase
12
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.75B +$1.76B +39,391,577 New
BFA
13
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$1.67B +$1.68B +37,650,928 New
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
14
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$1.36B +$1.37B +30,726,054 New
Invesco
15
Invesco
Georgia
$1.33B +$1.34B +29,922,133 New
BG
16
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$1.25B +$1.26B +28,281,030 New
Norges Bank
17
Norges Bank
Norway
$1.17B +$1.17B +26,298,377 New
BA
18
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$1.07B +$1.08B +24,237,494 New
Bank of America
19
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.05B +$1.06B +23,709,166 New
Geode Capital Management
20
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$969M +$976M +21,857,533 New
Deutsche Bank
21
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$964M +$971M +21,743,421 New
Goldman Sachs
22
Goldman Sachs
New York
$952M +$959M +21,479,822 New
TCIM
23
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$837M +$843M +18,884,027 New
Ameriprise
24
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$836M +$842M +18,849,094 New
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
25
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Illinois
$732M +$738M +16,523,711 New
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MRK Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2013 in Review

1,459 of the 3,065 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Merck (MRK) for Q2 2013, worth a combined $102B.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 1,459 funds opened new MRK positions and 0 closed out — a net gain of 1,459 holders — while 0 added to existing stakes and 0 trimmed.

  • 1,459 institutional investors held Merck (MRK) as of Q2 2013, up from 0 in Q1 2013.
  • Funds reported $102B of Merck stock for Q2 2013.
  • 1,459 funds opened new Merck positions in Q2 2013 and 0 closed out, a net change of +1,459 holders.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2013.