3,285 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, 1,274 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: 1,274 | 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
3,285
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
SFG
2551
Sunburst Financial Group
Alabama
$358K
XSC
2552
X-Square Capital
Puerto Rico
$357K
WP
2553
Waycross Partners
Kentucky
$356K
CPA
2554
Cardiff Park Advisors
California
$356K
PGWM
2555
Parisi Gray Wealth Management
New Jersey
$355K
WP
2556
WealthShield Partners
North Carolina
$355K
CWA
2557
Crux Wealth Advisors
California
$353K
CWG
2558
Crown Wealth Group
North Carolina
$352K
FTC
2559
Farmers Trust Company
Ohio
$352K
BWFA
2560
Baltimore-Washington Financial Advisors
Maryland
$352K
ACM
2561
Arcataur Capital Management
Wisconsin
$352K
WIM
2562
Warwick Investment Management
Texas
$352K
WLIM
2563
White Lighthouse Investment Management
Massachusetts
$351K
SPWG
2564
Syntegra Private Wealth Group
Missouri
$351K
PFG
2565
PAX Financial Group
Texas
$351K
SCM
2566
SOL Capital Management
Maryland
$350K
SAW
2567
Signal Advisors Wealth
Michigan
$349K
HBWM
2568
Hollow Brook Wealth Management
New York
$349K
CSS
2569
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$348K
CWA
2570
Core Wealth Advisors
Florida
$348K
ACM
2571
Armbruster Capital Management
New York
$348K
PBK
2572
Peoples Bank (Kansas)
Kansas
$348K
TWM
2573
Topsail Wealth Management
North Carolina
$347K
WCM
2574
Wellington Capital Management
Maryland
$346K
SCG
2575
Sonata Capital Group
Washington
$345K