Merck
MRK
2,293 hedge funds and large institutions have $164B invested in Merck in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 149 funds opening new positions, 841 increasing their positions, 1,025 reducing their positions, and 78 closing their positions.
91% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 149 | Existing positions closed: 78
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $152B → $164B (+$12.1B)
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 2,251 → 2,293 (+42)
8% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.77B | Put options by funds: $1.65B
0.04% less ownership
Funds ownership: 76.36% → 76.32% (-0.04%)
11% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 251 → 223 (-28)
18% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 841 | Existing positions reduced: 1,025
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$598M |
| 2 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$433M |
| 3 |
Geode Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$300M |
| 4 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$260M |
| 5 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$254M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$757M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$558M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$446M |
| 4 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$375M |
| 5 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$353M |
MRK Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
2,293 of the 4,633 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Merck (MRK) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $164B — up 8% from $152B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 149 funds opened new MRK positions and 78 closed out — a net gain of 71 holders — while 841 added to existing stakes and 1,025 trimmed.
The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $598M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $757M.
- 2,293 institutional investors held Merck (MRK) as of Q1 2019, up from 2,251 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $164B of Merck stock for Q1 2019, up 8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 149 funds opened new Merck positions in Q1 2019 and 78 closed out, a net change of +71 holders.
- The largest Merck buyer in Q1 2019 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $598M added.
- The largest Merck seller in Q1 2019 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $757M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.