1,739 hedge funds and large institutions have $107B invested in Merck in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 96 funds opening new positions, 753 increasing their positions, 672 reducing their positions, and 83 closing their positions.

Holders
1,739
Holders Change
-12
Holders Change %
-0.69%
% of All Funds
46.41%
Holding in Top 10
105
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+0.96%
% of All Funds
2.8%
New
96
Increased
753
Reduced
672
Closed
83
Calls
$693M
Puts
$769M
Net Calls
-$76.2M
Net Calls Change
-$112M
Name Market Value Shares Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
Wellington Management Group
1
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$9.53B 180,027,819 -1,973,122 -1%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$9.08B 171,577,440 +3,950,232 +2%
Capital World Investors
3
Capital World Investors
California
$7.07B 133,704,223 +3,455,940 +3%
State Street
4
State Street
Massachusetts
$6.14B 116,044,732 -3,274,566 -3%
BIT
5
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$3.91B 73,828,378 -146,984 -0.2%
Bank of New York Mellon
6
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$3.02B 57,023,882 -291,875 -0.5%
Franklin Resources
7
Franklin Resources
California
$2.43B 45,833,458 -1,936,697 -4%
BFA
8
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$2.28B 43,031,080 +578,591 +1%
Northern Trust
9
Northern Trust
Illinois
$1.91B 36,113,753 -1,272,570 -3%
Bank of America
10
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.86B 35,211,049 +5,981,684 +20%
Norges Bank
11
Norges Bank
Norway
$1.47B 27,692,632 +370,005 +1%
BG
12
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$1.43B 27,068,748 +525,220 +2%
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
13
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$1.41B 26,663,511 +8,335 +0%
Invesco
14
Invesco
Georgia
$1.36B 25,709,029 -1,623,417 -6%
Massachusetts Financial Services
15
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1.31B 24,692,619 +793,781 +3%
Dodge & Cox
16
Dodge & Cox
California
$1.3B 24,543,704 -19,446 -0.1%
JPMorgan Chase & Co
17
JPMorgan Chase & Co
New York
$1.21B 22,800,337 -2,284,290 -9%
Deutsche Bank
18
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.13B 21,388,146 -1,607,067 -7%
BA
19
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$991M 18,739,347 +977,070 +6%
Ameriprise
20
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$980M 18,524,154 +2,472,025 +15%
Wells Fargo
21
Wells Fargo
California
$969M 18,318,215 +351,519 +2%
T. Rowe Price Associates
22
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$940M 17,760,383 -2,024,918 -10%
Boston Partners
23
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$814M 15,378,660 +747,479 +5%
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
24
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Illinois
$801M 15,145,800
ClearBridge Investments
25
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$744M 14,052,934 +373,377 +3%