1,936 hedge funds and large institutions have $130B invested in Merck in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 122 funds opening new positions, 757 increasing their positions, 814 reducing their positions, and 77 closing their positions.

Holders
1,936
Holders Change
+29
Holders Change %
+1.52%
% of All Funds
48.27%
Holding in Top 10
136
Holding in Top 10 Change
+17
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+14.29%
% of All Funds
3.39%
New
122
Increased
757
Reduced
814
Closed
77
Calls
$1.86B
Puts
$1.08B
Net Calls
+$782M
Net Calls Change
+$997M
Name Market Value Shares Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$12.1B 190,831,858 +6,102,216 +3%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$11.6B 183,162,890 +176,711,091 +2,739%
State Street
3
State Street
Massachusetts
$7.82B 123,067,605 -2,078,725 -2%
Wellington Management Group
4
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$7.38B 116,161,747 -8,030,084 -6%
Capital World Investors
5
Capital World Investors
California
$6.78B 106,655,337 -34,677,139 -25%
T. Rowe Price Associates
6
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$3.26B 51,266,378 +13,604,783 +36%
Bank of New York Mellon
7
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$2.74B 43,102,715 -1,966,483 -4%
JPMorgan Chase & Co
8
JPMorgan Chase & Co
New York
$2.29B 35,963,430 +5,163 +0%
Northern Trust
9
Northern Trust
Illinois
$2.28B 35,875,118 +287,632 +0.8%
Bank of America
10
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.27B 35,787,988 -750,763 -2%
Norges Bank
11
Norges Bank
Norway
$1.82B 28,601,800 +933,637 +3%
Geode Capital Management
12
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.75B 27,574,806 +1,941,708 +8%
Franklin Resources
13
Franklin Resources
California
$1.67B 26,218,539 -2,581,799 -9%
Wells Fargo
14
Wells Fargo
California
$1.55B 24,397,863 +3,436,366 +16%
Invesco
15
Invesco
Georgia
$1.53B 24,090,951 -596,674 -2%
Ameriprise
16
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.39B 21,859,559 -567,334 -3%
Boston Partners
17
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$1.27B 19,935,016 +500,476 +3%
Deutsche Bank
18
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.23B 19,297,720 +1,828,152 +10%
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
19
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$1B 15,815,276 -1,852,829 -10%
Goldman Sachs
20
Goldman Sachs
New York
$968M 15,240,951 +2,931,962 +24%
Morgan Stanley
21
Morgan Stanley
New York
$964M 15,169,985 -420,939 -3%
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
22
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Illinois
$962M 15,145,800
Legal & General Group
23
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$913M 14,372,040 +499,364 +4%
Massachusetts Financial Services
24
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$892M 14,032,120 -11,951,153 -46%
Dodge & Cox
25
Dodge & Cox
California
$870M 13,689,174 -257,968 -2%