2,012 hedge funds and large institutions have $120B invested in Merck in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 120 funds opening new positions, 777 increasing their positions, 868 reducing their positions, and 77 closing their positions.

Holders
2,012
Holders Change
+25
Holders Change %
+1.26%
% of All Funds
46.13%
Holding in Top 10
114
Holding in Top 10 Change
+31
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+37.35%
% of All Funds
2.61%
New
120
Increased
777
Reduced
868
Closed
77
Calls
$1.22B
Puts
$1.1B
Net Calls
+$112M
Net Calls Change
-$116M
Name Market Value Shares Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$12.3B 201,909,297 +2,906,059 +1%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$11.3B 185,546,933 +831,243 +0.5%
State Street
3
State Street
Massachusetts
$6.64B 109,400,038 -2,730,943 -2%
Capital World Investors
4
Capital World Investors
California
$6.37B 104,997,673 +15,288,378 +17%
Wellington Management Group
5
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$4.51B 74,299,418 -1,743,422 -2%
Franklin Resources
6
Franklin Resources
California
$2.73B 45,043,076 -4,058,538 -8%
JPMorgan Chase & Co
7
JPMorgan Chase & Co
New York
$2.73B 44,948,657 +6,883,701 +18%
T. Rowe Price Associates
8
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$2.59B 42,618,526 +1,420,224 +3%
Bank of America
9
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.58B 42,514,377 -2,572,428 -6%
Bank of New York Mellon
10
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$2.35B 38,674,194 +3,263,577 +9%
Northern Trust
11
Northern Trust
Illinois
$1.98B 32,610,158 -708,595 -2%
Geode Capital Management
12
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.86B 30,700,659 +319,906 +1%
Norges Bank
13
Norges Bank
Norway
$1.76B 28,937,845 +509,929 +2%
Deutsche Bank
14
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.62B 26,672,575 -2,572,369 -9%
Wells Fargo
15
Wells Fargo
California
$1.52B 25,026,984 -2,800,915 -10%
Invesco
16
Invesco
Georgia
$1.25B 20,531,555 +968,761 +5%
Goldman Sachs
17
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.01B 16,587,705 -6,626,264 -29%
Morgan Stanley
18
Morgan Stanley
New York
$965M 15,905,834 +149,438 +0.9%
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
19
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Illinois
$919M 15,145,800
Macquarie Group
20
Macquarie Group
Australia
$894M 14,733,548 +2,406,836 +20%
Boston Partners
21
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$883M 14,549,625 -372,072 -2%
ClearBridge Investments
22
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$793M 13,057,700 -421,207 -3%
Legal & General Group
23
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$776M 12,782,343 -698,229 -5%
Janus Henderson Group
24
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$758M 12,486,915 +3,682,328 +42%
Royal Bank of Canada
25
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$747M 12,301,055 +18,189 +0.1%