1,468 hedge funds and large institutions have $103B invested in Merck in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 78 funds opening new positions, 568 increasing their positions, 617 reducing their positions, and 53 closing their positions.

Holders
1,468
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+0.75%
% of All Funds
47.62%
Holding in Top 10
117
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-2.5%
% of All Funds
3.8%
New
78
Increased
568
Reduced
617
Closed
53
Calls
$1.25B
Puts
$918M
Net Calls
+$331M
Net Calls Change
-$98.6M
Name Market Value Shares Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
Capital World Investors
1
Capital World Investors
California
$7.49B 157,254,204 -4,886,434 -3%
Wellington Management Group
2
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$6.88B 144,476,462 +536,033 +0.4%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$6.73B 141,364,251 -1,576,036 -1%
State Street
4
State Street
Massachusetts
$6.19B 129,918,973 -242,566 -0.2%
Franklin Resources
5
Franklin Resources
California
$4.17B 87,625,703 -1,798,878 -2%
BIT
6
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$3.7B 77,640,502 -4,479,408 -5%
Fidelity Investments
7
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$2.92B 61,321,068 -12,790,245 -17%
Bank of New York Mellon
8
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$2.47B 51,803,615 -2,883,273 -5%
Dodge & Cox
9
Dodge & Cox
California
$2.39B 50,137,596 -559,550 -1%
T. Rowe Price Associates
10
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$2.16B 45,266,271 -2,897,979 -6%
Northern Trust
11
Northern Trust
Illinois
$2.09B 43,896,759 -2,423,775 -5%
BFA
12
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$1.71B 35,827,966 -98,492 -0.3%
JPMorgan Chase & Co
13
JPMorgan Chase & Co
New York
$1.67B 34,996,039 -2,591,344 -7%
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
14
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$1.41B 29,641,593 +322,839 +1%
BG
15
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$1.35B 28,378,303 +1,392,587 +5%
Invesco
16
Invesco
Georgia
$1.3B 27,278,714 -1,272,940 -4%
BA
17
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$1.23B 25,858,393 +2,731,013 +12%
Goldman Sachs
18
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.16B 24,469,182 +3,973,169 +19%
Bank of America
19
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.15B 24,216,207 +1,592,957 +7%
Norges Bank
20
Norges Bank
Norway
$1.15B 24,188,228 -905,643 -4%
Deutsche Bank
21
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$998M 20,954,071 +206,532 +1%
Geode Capital Management
22
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$995M 20,899,369 +42,944 +0.2%
TCIM
23
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$855M 17,965,238 -53,872 -0.3%
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
24
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Illinois
$741M 15,554,700 -212,200 -1%
Ameriprise
25
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$705M 14,801,256 -3,184,521 -18%