2,245 hedge funds and large institutions have $150B invested in Merck in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 281 funds opening new positions, 740 increasing their positions, 960 reducing their positions, and 66 closing their positions.

Holders
2,245
Holders Change
+194
Holders Change %
+9.46%
% of All Funds
50.1%
Holding in Top 10
251
Holding in Top 10 Change
+109
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+76.76%
% of All Funds
5.6%
New
281
Increased
740
Reduced
960
Closed
66
Calls
$1.91B
Puts
$1.85B
Net Calls
+$56.3M
Net Calls Change
-$228M
Name Market Value Shares Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$15.7B 205,593,589 +2,759,591 +1%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$14.9B 194,589,541 +10,315,510 +6%
State Street
3
State Street
Massachusetts
$8.59B 111,673,630 -1,182,759 -1%
Capital World Investors
4
Capital World Investors
California
$7.01B 91,790,796 +4,486,621 +5%
Wellington Management Group
5
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$5B 65,415,551 -4,862,031 -7%
JPMorgan Chase & Co
6
JPMorgan Chase & Co
New York
$3.38B 44,226,692 +250,645 +0.6%
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.3B 43,151,053 -1,149,191 -3%
T. Rowe Price Associates
8
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$3.12B 40,785,831 -9,496,579 -19%
Bank of New York Mellon
9
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$2.91B 38,079,127 -905,912 -2%
Geode Capital Management
10
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$2.6B 34,032,366 +3,219,877 +10%
Capital International Investors
11
Capital International Investors
California
$2.54B 33,217,417 +232,811 +0.7%
Northern Trust
12
Northern Trust
Illinois
$2.48B 32,497,759 +951,911 +3%
Franklin Resources
13
Franklin Resources
California
$2.22B 29,049,968 -11,257,974 -28%
Norges Bank
14
Norges Bank
Norway
$2.17B 28,356,086 -414,303 -1%
Goldman Sachs
15
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.89B 24,768,893 +10,314,634 +71%
Wells Fargo
16
Wells Fargo
California
$1.89B 24,713,547 +1,215,062 +5%
Janus Henderson Group
17
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$1.63B 21,301,987 +782,438 +4%
Morgan Stanley
18
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.53B 20,039,499 +3,472,498 +21%
Invesco
19
Invesco
Georgia
$1.52B 19,933,583 -655,945 -3%
Deutsche Bank
20
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.42B 18,629,036 -5,989,313 -24%
Jennison Associates
21
Jennison Associates
New York
$1.21B 15,777,286 +12,048,406 +323%
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
22
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Illinois
$1.16B 15,145,800
TCIM
23
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$1.15B 15,082,414 +1,106,654 +8%
Royal Bank of Canada
24
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.04B 13,654,936 +1,722,409 +14%
Legal & General Group
25
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$1.03B 13,431,485 +653,128 +5%