1,616 hedge funds and large institutions have $126B invested in Merck in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 65 funds opening new positions, 601 increasing their positions, 697 reducing their positions, and 53 closing their positions.

Holders
1,616
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-0.12%
% of All Funds
46.92%
Holding in Top 10
147
Holding in Top 10 Change
+7
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+5%
% of All Funds
4.27%
New
65
Increased
601
Reduced
697
Closed
53
Calls
$950M
Puts
$950M
Net Calls
+$352K
Net Calls Change
-$100M
Name Market Value Shares Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
Capital World Investors
1
Capital World Investors
California
$10.4B 174,907,040 -19,244 -0%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$9.08B 153,249,090 +2,618,226 +2%
Wellington Management Group
3
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$8.89B 149,956,997 -2,534,762 -2%
State Street
4
State Street
Massachusetts
$7.48B 126,142,120 +1,818,482 +1%
BIT
5
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$4.53B 76,485,818 -686,532 -0.9%
Franklin Resources
6
Franklin Resources
California
$3.9B 65,761,745 -8,349,595 -11%
Bank of New York Mellon
7
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$3.35B 56,593,695 +215,810 +0.4%
JPMorgan Chase & Co
8
JPMorgan Chase & Co
New York
$2.58B 43,601,085 +7,377,222 +20%
Northern Trust
9
Northern Trust
Illinois
$2.54B 42,855,553 -955,161 -2%
T. Rowe Price Associates
10
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$2.5B 42,177,284 -3,349,321 -7%
BFA
11
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$2.35B 39,675,032 +997,863 +3%
Dodge & Cox
12
Dodge & Cox
California
$2.08B 35,057,668 -902,469 -3%
Fidelity Investments
13
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$2.01B 33,882,046 -14,767,410 -30%
Deutsche Bank
14
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.7B 28,671,273 +1,446,447 +5%
Invesco
15
Invesco
Georgia
$1.48B 24,976,815 -252,111 -1%
BG
16
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$1.44B 24,345,667 -1,489,653 -6%
Ameriprise
17
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.43B 24,043,015 +2,703,139 +13%
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
18
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$1.35B 22,769,088 -24,119 -0.1%
Norges Bank
19
Norges Bank
Norway
$1.31B 22,171,315 -22,171,315 -50%
Geode Capital Management
20
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.29B 21,799,867 -300,947 -1%
Jennison Associates
21
Jennison Associates
New York
$1.17B 19,659,042 -213,973 -1%
Bank of America
22
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.07B 18,131,917 -101,656 -0.6%
BA
23
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$1.07B 18,110,628 -1,613,492 -8%
TCIM
24
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$898M 15,150,546 -1,304,500 -8%
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
25
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Illinois
$898M 15,145,800