1,907 hedge funds and large institutions have $120B invested in Merck in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 205 funds opening new positions, 747 increasing their positions, 733 reducing their positions, and 77 closing their positions.

Holders
1,907
Holders Change
+98
Holders Change %
+5.42%
% of All Funds
47.75%
Holding in Top 10
119
Holding in Top 10 Change
-53
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-30.81%
% of All Funds
2.98%
New
205
Increased
747
Reduced
733
Closed
77
Calls
$1.26B
Puts
$1.47B
Net Calls
-$215M
Net Calls Change
-$53.5M
Name Market Value Shares Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$10.9B 184,729,642 +4,748,375 +3%
Capital World Investors
2
Capital World Investors
California
$8.32B 141,332,476 +10,103,261 +8%
State Street
3
State Street
Massachusetts
$7.37B 125,146,330 +3,715,771 +3%
Wellington Management Group
4
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$7.31B 124,191,831 -26,628,351 -18%
BIT
5
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$4.45B 75,624,644 +1,186,751 +2%
BFA
6
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$2.83B 48,120,535 +2,547,626 +6%
Bank of New York Mellon
7
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$2.65B 45,069,198 -11,645,187 -21%
T. Rowe Price Associates
8
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$2.22B 37,661,595 +1,993,539 +6%
Bank of America
9
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.15B 36,538,751 +485,603 +1%
JPMorgan Chase & Co
10
JPMorgan Chase & Co
New York
$2.12B 35,958,267 +4,204,640 +13%
Northern Trust
11
Northern Trust
Illinois
$2.1B 35,587,486 -649,596 -2%
Franklin Resources
12
Franklin Resources
California
$1.7B 28,800,338 +465,771 +2%
Norges Bank
13
Norges Bank
Norway
$1.63B 27,668,163 +640,429 +2%
BG
14
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$1.58B 26,777,686 +627,434 +2%
Massachusetts Financial Services
15
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1.53B 25,983,273 -396,878 -2%
Geode Capital Management
16
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.51B 25,633,098 +1,115,441 +5%
Invesco
17
Invesco
Georgia
$1.45B 24,687,625 +902,843 +4%
Ameriprise
18
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.32B 22,426,893 -320,821 -1%
Wells Fargo
19
Wells Fargo
California
$1.23B 20,961,497 +1,200,208 +6%
Boston Partners
20
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$1.14B 19,434,540 +969,760 +5%
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
21
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$1.04B 17,668,105 -912,927 -5%
Deutsche Bank
22
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.03B 17,469,568 -2,350,574 -12%
Morgan Stanley
23
Morgan Stanley
New York
$918M 15,590,924 +2,843,209 +22%
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
24
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Illinois
$892M 15,145,800
Dodge & Cox
25
Dodge & Cox
California
$821M 13,947,142 -4,380,169 -24%