1,987 hedge funds and large institutions have $109B invested in Merck in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 108 funds opening new positions, 832 increasing their positions, 824 reducing their positions, and 101 closing their positions.

Holders
1,987
Holders Change
-16
Holders Change %
-0.8%
% of All Funds
45.6%
Holding in Top 10
83
Holding in Top 10 Change
+13
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+18.57%
% of All Funds
1.9%
New
108
Increased
832
Reduced
824
Closed
101
Calls
$1.37B
Puts
$1.14B
Net Calls
+$227M
Net Calls Change
+$346M
Name Market Value Shares Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$10.8B 199,003,238 +1,536,267 +0.8%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$10.1B 184,715,690 -132,678 -0.1%
State Street
3
State Street
Massachusetts
$6.11B 112,130,981 -6,257,686 -5%
Capital World Investors
4
Capital World Investors
California
$4.89B 89,709,295 +61,820 +0.1%
Wellington Management Group
5
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$4.14B 76,042,840 -18,062,472 -19%
Franklin Resources
6
Franklin Resources
California
$2.67B 49,101,614 +5,880,457 +14%
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.46B 45,086,805 +12,721,519 +39%
T. Rowe Price Associates
8
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$2.24B 41,198,302 -13,043,394 -24%
JPMorgan Chase & Co
9
JPMorgan Chase & Co
New York
$2.07B 38,064,956 +4,585,280 +14%
Bank of New York Mellon
10
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.93B 35,410,617 +117,756 +0.3%
Northern Trust
11
Northern Trust
Illinois
$1.81B 33,318,753 -2,287,595 -6%
Geode Capital Management
12
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.65B 30,380,753 +1,263,927 +4%
Deutsche Bank
13
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.59B 29,244,944 +5,511,796 +23%
Norges Bank
14
Norges Bank
Norway
$1.55B 28,427,916 +44,448 +0.2%
Wells Fargo
15
Wells Fargo
California
$1.52B 27,827,899 +3,370,470 +14%
Goldman Sachs
16
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.26B 23,213,969 +5,216,875 +29%
Invesco
17
Invesco
Georgia
$1.07B 19,562,794 +2,043,584 +12%
D.E. Shaw & Co
18
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$895M 16,433,645 +2,666,913 +19%
Morgan Stanley
19
Morgan Stanley
New York
$858M 15,756,396 +1,374,803 +10%
Ameriprise
20
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$833M 15,277,965 -6,772,715 -31%
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
21
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Illinois
$825M 15,145,800
Boston Partners
22
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$813M 14,921,697 -2,242,131 -13%
Dodge & Cox
23
Dodge & Cox
California
$751M 13,788,353 -5,583 -0%
Legal & General Group
24
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$734M 13,480,572 -850,774 -6%
ClearBridge Investments
25
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$734M 13,478,907 +328,616 +2%