1,918 hedge funds and large institutions have $130B invested in Merck in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 78 funds opening new positions, 791 increasing their positions, 802 reducing their positions, and 67 closing their positions.

Holders
1,918
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-0.1%
% of All Funds
47.89%
Holding in Top 10
116
Holding in Top 10 Change
-22
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-15.94%
% of All Funds
2.9%
New
78
Increased
791
Reduced
802
Closed
67
Calls
$1.4B
Puts
$1.05B
Net Calls
+$342M
Net Calls Change
-$259M
Name Market Value Shares Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$12.6B 197,072,780 +2,928,463 +2%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$11.8B 183,593,032 -1,404,358 -0.8%
State Street
3
State Street
Massachusetts
$7.54B 117,820,556 -2,874,394 -2%
Wellington Management Group
4
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$6.76B 105,627,144 -1,511,843 -1%
Capital World Investors
5
Capital World Investors
California
$5.68B 88,633,979 -6,506,619 -7%
T. Rowe Price Associates
6
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$3.77B 58,845,465 +709,266 +1%
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.7B 42,105,992 +7,092,398 +20%
Bank of New York Mellon
8
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$2.49B 38,872,128 -1,583,577 -4%
Northern Trust
9
Northern Trust
Illinois
$2.36B 36,932,570 +1,654,054 +5%
JPMorgan Chase & Co
10
JPMorgan Chase & Co
New York
$2.12B 32,906,362 -2,323,122 -7%
Norges Bank
11
Norges Bank
Norway
$1.81B 28,271,189 -90,689 -0.3%
Geode Capital Management
12
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.8B 28,159,169 +582,299 +2%
Franklin Resources
13
Franklin Resources
California
$1.75B 27,288,386 +268,814 +1%
Wells Fargo
14
Wells Fargo
California
$1.53B 23,836,346 +754,703 +3%
Ameriprise
15
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.51B 23,515,877 +1,631,013 +7%
Deutsche Bank
16
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.33B 20,813,604 +4,685 +0%
Goldman Sachs
17
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.23B 19,195,885 +3,462,867 +22%
Boston Partners
18
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$1.2B 18,730,874 +145,744 +0.8%
Invesco
19
Invesco
Georgia
$1.03B 16,012,205 -4,460,983 -22%
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
20
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Illinois
$970M 15,145,800
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
21
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$968M 15,122,702 -419,817 -3%
Morgan Stanley
22
Morgan Stanley
New York
$959M 14,972,932 +323,120 +2%
Legal & General Group
23
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$939M 14,660,131 +95,743 +0.7%
Dodge & Cox
24
Dodge & Cox
California
$862M 13,462,469 -95,230 -0.7%
Royal Bank of Canada
25
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$853M 13,328,398 +954,512 +8%