2,003 hedge funds and large institutions have $114B invested in Merck in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 232 funds opening new positions, 750 increasing their positions, 820 reducing their positions, and 127 closing their positions.

Holders
2,003
Holders Change
+85
Holders Change %
+4.43%
% of All Funds
45.49%
Holding in Top 10
70
Holding in Top 10 Change
-46
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-39.66%
% of All Funds
1.59%
New
232
Increased
750
Reduced
820
Closed
127
Calls
$1.16B
Puts
$1.28B
Net Calls
-$119M
Net Calls Change
-$461M
Name Market Value Shares Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$11.1B 197,466,971 +394,191 +0.2%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$10.4B 184,848,368 +1,255,336 +0.7%
State Street
3
State Street
Massachusetts
$6.66B 118,388,667 +568,111 +0.5%
Wellington Management Group
4
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$5.3B 94,105,312 -11,521,832 -11%
Capital World Investors
5
Capital World Investors
California
$5.04B 89,647,475 +1,013,496 +1%
T. Rowe Price Associates
6
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$3.05B 54,241,696 -4,603,769 -8%
Franklin Resources
7
Franklin Resources
California
$2.43B 43,221,157 +15,932,771 +58%
Northern Trust
8
Northern Trust
Illinois
$2B 35,606,348 -1,326,222 -4%
Bank of New York Mellon
9
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.99B 35,292,861 -3,579,267 -9%
JPMorgan Chase & Co
10
JPMorgan Chase & Co
New York
$1.88B 33,479,676 +573,314 +2%
Bank of America
11
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.82B 32,365,286 -9,740,706 -23%
Geode Capital Management
12
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.63B 29,116,826 +957,657 +3%
Norges Bank
13
Norges Bank
Norway
$1.6B 28,383,468 +112,279 +0.4%
Wells Fargo
14
Wells Fargo
California
$1.38B 24,457,429 +621,083 +3%
Deutsche Bank
15
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.34B 23,733,148 +2,919,544 +14%
Ameriprise
16
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.24B 22,050,680 -1,465,197 -6%
Goldman Sachs
17
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.01B 17,997,094 -1,198,791 -6%
Invesco
18
Invesco
Georgia
$986M 17,519,210 +1,507,005 +9%
Boston Partners
19
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$966M 17,163,828 -1,567,046 -8%
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
20
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Illinois
$852M 15,145,800
Morgan Stanley
21
Morgan Stanley
New York
$809M 14,381,593 -591,339 -4%
Legal & General Group
22
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$806M 14,331,346 -328,785 -2%
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
23
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$799M 14,207,029 -915,673 -6%
Dodge & Cox
24
Dodge & Cox
California
$776M 13,793,936 +331,467 +2%
D.E. Shaw & Co
25
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$775M 13,766,732 +5,544,095 +67%