3,286 hedge funds and large institutions have $155B invested in Merck in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 181 funds opening new positions, 1,275 increasing their positions, 1,523 reducing their positions, and 251 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more ownership

Funds ownership:

more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $ | Put options by funds: $

less funds holding

Funds holding:

less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $ → $

16% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,275 | Existing positions reduced: 1,523

28% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 181 | Existing positions closed: 251

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6443 (-21)

Holders
3,286
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
43
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$2.52B
Puts
$2.44B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Buyers

1 +$407M
2 +$403M
3 +$367M
4
UBS AM
UBS AM
Illinois
+$348M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$319M

Top Sellers

1 -$634M
2 -$559M
3 -$381M
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$329M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$242M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
OIA
2501
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$376K
DFG
2502
Dupree Financial Group
Kentucky
$376K
CFA
2503
Cahill Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$376K
SAM
2504
Sawgrass Asset Management
Florida
$375K
WCM
2505
Wedge Capital Management
North Carolina
$375K
CPWM
2506
Cypress Point Wealth Management
Texas
$375K
CSPIA
2507
Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory
Virginia
$375K
CAL
2508
Capital Advisors Ltd
Ohio
$375K
BLAM
2509
Bourne Lent Asset Management
New York
$375K
HI
2510
Human Investing
Oregon
$374K
BAM
2511
Boyar Asset Management
New York
$374K
EW
2512
Element Wealth
Mississippi
$374K
LGG
2513
Luts & Greenleigh Group
Maryland
$373K
MHC
2514
May Hill Capital
Massachusetts
$372K
3F
2515
360 Financial
Minnesota
$372K
WTG
2516
West Tower Group
Virginia
$372K
AC
2517
Annandale Capital
Texas
$372K
GWAG
2518
Garrett Wealth Advisory Group
Texas
$371K
KOC
2519
Koss-Olinger Consulting
Florida
$371K
OCM
2520
Osterweis Capital Management
California
$371K
LK
2521
Lumbard & Kellner
New Hampshire
$370K
CSA
2522
Cottage Street Advisors
Massachusetts
$370K
BF
2523
Brucke Financial
Indiana
$370K
JBA
2524
Johnson Bixby & Associates
Washington
$369K
OBGC
2525
O'Brien Greene & Co
Pennsylvania
$369K