1,708 hedge funds and large institutions have $121B invested in Merck in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 91 funds opening new positions, 720 increasing their positions, 656 reducing their positions, and 82 closing their positions.

Holders
1,708
Holders Change
-12
Holders Change %
-0.7%
% of All Funds
45.56%
Holding in Top 10
127
Holding in Top 10 Change
+16
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+14.41%
% of All Funds
3.39%
New
91
Increased
720
Reduced
656
Closed
82
Calls
$1.09B
Puts
$866M
Net Calls
+$221M
Net Calls Change
+$692M
Name Market Value Shares Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
Wellington Management Group
1
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$9.53B 165,795,745 +9,174,237 +6%
Capital World Investors
2
Capital World Investors
California
$9.45B 164,402,740 -6,363,300 -4%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$9.34B 162,559,814 +6,854,660 +4%
State Street
4
State Street
Massachusetts
$7.12B 123,938,871 -4,063,797 -3%
BIT
5
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$4.46B 77,646,025 +648,513 +0.8%
Bank of New York Mellon
6
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$2.92B 50,823,953 -3,283,605 -6%
Franklin Resources
7
Franklin Resources
California
$2.81B 48,828,851 -7,729,403 -14%
JPMorgan Chase & Co
8
JPMorgan Chase & Co
New York
$2.53B 43,983,489 -2,972,818 -6%
Northern Trust
9
Northern Trust
Illinois
$2.36B 40,997,822 -1,348,712 -3%
T. Rowe Price Associates
10
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$2.25B 39,227,976 -2,750,849 -7%
BFA
11
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$2.22B 38,644,642 -2,579,247 -6%
BG
12
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$1.49B 25,958,414 -1,412,537 -5%
Dodge & Cox
13
Dodge & Cox
California
$1.46B 25,448,977 -8,167,116 -24%
Invesco
14
Invesco
Georgia
$1.46B 25,374,116 +985,633 +4%
Norges Bank
15
Norges Bank
Norway
$1.44B 24,985,998 +2,593,890 +12%
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
16
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$1.41B 24,464,116 +1,607,182 +7%
Massachusetts Financial Services
17
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1.36B 23,669,816 +1,179,565 +5%
Geode Capital Management
18
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.33B 23,231,598 +726,820 +3%
Ameriprise
19
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.32B 22,933,637 -1,609,167 -7%
Deutsche Bank
20
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.08B 18,724,510 +563,142 +3%
Bank of America
21
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.06B 18,515,741 +2,963,487 +19%
Capital International Investors
22
Capital International Investors
California
$1.05B 18,342,875 +1,535,000 +9%
TCIM
23
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$972M 16,904,644 +2,253,277 +15%
Fidelity Investments
24
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$958M 16,665,209 -2,456,902 -13%
BA
25
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$938M 16,317,299 -3,829,895 -19%