Merck
MRK
1,942 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, 758 increasing their positions, 817 reducing their positions, and 77 closing their positions.
73% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.86B | Put options by funds: $1.08B
58% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 122 | Existing positions closed: 77
14% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 120 → 137 (+17)
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $120B → $130B (+$9.53B)
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,913 → 1,942 (+29)
0.37% more ownership
Funds ownership: 77.55% → 77.91% (+0.37%)
7% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 758 | Existing positions reduced: 817
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$11.2B |
| 2 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$865M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$468M |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$388M |
| 5 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$233M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$2.2B |
| 2 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$760M |
| 3 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$511M |
| 4 |
Korea Investment Corp
Seoul,
South Korea
|
-$207M |
| 5 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
-$164M |
MRK Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
1,942 of the 4,018 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Merck (MRK) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $130B — up 7.9% from $120B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 122 funds opened new MRK positions and 77 closed out — a net gain of 45 holders — while 758 added to existing stakes and 817 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $11.2B. The largest seller was Capital World Investors, cutting an estimated $2.2B.
- 1,942 institutional investors held Merck (MRK) as of Q1 2017, up from 1,913 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $130B of Merck stock for Q1 2017, up 7.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 122 funds opened new Merck positions in Q1 2017 and 77 closed out, a net change of +45 holders.
- The largest Merck buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $11.2B added.
- The largest Merck seller in Q1 2017 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $2.2B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.