3,244 hedge funds and large institutions have $159B invested in Merck in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 191 funds opening new positions, 1,326 increasing their positions, 1,396 reducing their positions, and 147 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:

more call options, than puts

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

more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10:

more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $ → $

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,326 | Existing positions reduced: 1,396

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3,2933,244 (-49)

2.24% less ownership

Funds ownership: 78.03%75.78% (-2.2%)

Holders
3,244
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
46
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$2.83B
Puts
$2.51B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Sellers

1 -$863M
2 -$579M
3 -$452M
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$291M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$283M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
KAM
2526
Knightsbridge Asset Management
California
$374K
DFG
2527
Dupree Financial Group
Kentucky
$374K
MAM
2528
Milestone Asset Management
Pennsylvania
$374K
BWP
2529
Balboa Wealth Partners
Arizona
$373K
WWM
2530
Wagner Wealth Management
South Carolina
$373K
PW
2531
Potentia Wealth
California
$372K
PWP
2532
Phillips Wealth Planners
Mississippi
$372K
KOC
2533
Koss-Olinger Consulting
Florida
$371K
TWM
2534
Topsail Wealth Management
North Carolina
$371K
WLIM
2535
White Lighthouse Investment Management
Massachusetts
$371K
JBA
2536
Johnson Bixby & Associates
Washington
$370K
SPWG
2537
Syntegra Private Wealth Group
Missouri
$369K
PVM
2538
Palogic Value Management
Texas
$369K
PBK
2539
Peoples Bank (Kansas)
Kansas
$369K
STA
2540
Smith Thornton Advisors
Alabama
$368K
CWM
2541
Chemistry Wealth Management
New York
$367K
FPL
2542
Fortress Private Ledger
North Carolina
$367K
GCC
2543
Game Creek Capital
Massachusetts
$367K
KC
2544
Kinloch Capital
Virginia
$366K
GMFG
2545
Greater Midwest Financial Group
Minnesota
$365K
NPPM
2546
North Point Portfolio Managers
Ohio
$364K
FG
2547
Foster Group
Iowa
$364K
CWG
2548
Crown Wealth Group
North Carolina
$361K
DG
2549
DMC Group
Alabama
$361K
DQRIM
2550
Dale Q Rice Investment Management
Washington
$360K