1,721 hedge funds and large institutions have $119B invested in Merck in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 105 funds opening new positions, 689 increasing their positions, 688 reducing their positions, and 73 closing their positions.

Holders
1,721
Holders Change
+13
Holders Change %
+0.76%
% of All Funds
46.41%
Holding in Top 10
136
Holding in Top 10 Change
+9
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+7.09%
% of All Funds
3.67%
New
105
Increased
689
Reduced
688
Closed
73
Calls
$935M
Puts
$990M
Net Calls
-$55.1M
Net Calls Change
-$276M
Name Market Value Shares Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
Wellington Management Group
1
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$9.77B 171,642,611 +5,846,866 +4%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$9.33B 163,925,505 +1,365,691 +0.8%
Capital World Investors
3
Capital World Investors
California
$8.69B 152,621,616 -11,781,124 -7%
State Street
4
State Street
Massachusetts
$6.8B 119,439,000 -4,499,871 -4%
BIT
5
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$4.25B 74,659,953 -2,986,072 -4%
Bank of New York Mellon
6
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$2.89B 50,682,925 -141,028 -0.3%
Franklin Resources
7
Franklin Resources
California
$2.62B 46,084,751 -2,744,100 -6%
JPMorgan Chase & Co
8
JPMorgan Chase & Co
New York
$2.49B 43,756,312 -227,177 -0.5%
Northern Trust
9
Northern Trust
Illinois
$2.33B 40,927,637 -70,185 -0.2%
BFA
10
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$2.18B 38,306,344 -338,298 -0.9%
T. Rowe Price Associates
11
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$1.73B 30,444,804 -8,783,172 -22%
Invesco
12
Invesco
Georgia
$1.47B 25,786,795 +412,679 +2%
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
13
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$1.46B 25,641,122 +1,177,006 +5%
Norges Bank
14
Norges Bank
Norway
$1.45B 25,507,955 +521,957 +2%
BG
15
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$1.45B 25,440,489 -517,925 -2%
Dodge & Cox
16
Dodge & Cox
California
$1.41B 24,680,781 -768,196 -3%
Geode Capital Management
17
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.32B 23,272,415 +40,817 +0.2%
Massachusetts Financial Services
18
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1.26B 22,175,684 -1,494,132 -6%
Deutsche Bank
19
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.18B 20,738,640 +2,014,130 +11%
Ameriprise
20
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.12B 19,603,868 -3,329,769 -15%
Bank of America
21
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.07B 18,745,298 +229,557 +1%
TCIM
22
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$914M 16,052,902 -851,742 -5%
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
23
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Illinois
$862M 15,145,800
Boston Partners
24
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$849M 14,911,506 +753,952 +5%
Wells Fargo
25
Wells Fargo
California
$818M 14,361,424 +68,769 +0.5%