3,294 hedge funds and large institutions have $160B invested in Merck in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 189 funds opening new positions, 1,347 increasing their positions, 1,421 reducing their positions, and 150 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: $ → $

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3,3143,294 (-20)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,347 | Existing positions reduced: 1,421

2.2% less ownership

Funds ownership: 78.35%76.15% (-2.2%)

Holders
3,294
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 -$847M
2 -$568M
3 -$443M
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$285M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$278M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
V
2551
ViaWealth
Kansas
$378K
OBGC
2552
O'Brien Greene & Co
Pennsylvania
$376K
EWS
2553
Evergreen Wealth Solutions
Pennsylvania
$375K
SFG
2554
Sunburst Financial Group
Alabama
$375K
MFG
2555
Mainsail Financial Group
Washington
$375K
SWRP
2556
Summit Wealth & Retirement Planning
California
$374K
KAM
2557
Knightsbridge Asset Management
California
$374K
DFG
2558
Dupree Financial Group
Kentucky
$374K
MAM
2559
Milestone Asset Management
Pennsylvania
$374K
BWP
2560
Balboa Wealth Partners
Arizona
$373K
WWMSC
2561
Wagner Wealth Management (South Carolina)
South Carolina
$373K
PW
2562
Potentia Wealth
California
$372K
PWP
2563
Phillips Wealth Planners
Mississippi
$372K
KOC
2564
Koss-Olinger Consulting
Florida
$371K
TWM
2565
Topsail Wealth Management
North Carolina
$371K
APW
2566
Aventura Private Wealth
Florida
$371K
WLIM
2567
White Lighthouse Investment Management
Massachusetts
$371K
JBA
2568
Johnson Bixby & Associates
Washington
$370K
SPWG
2569
Syntegra Private Wealth Group
Missouri
$369K
PVM
2570
Palogic Value Management
Texas
$369K
PBK
2571
Peoples Bank (Kansas)
Kansas
$369K
STA
2572
Smith Thornton Advisors
Alabama
$368K
CWM
2573
Chemistry Wealth Management
New York
$367K
FPL
2574
Fortress Private Ledger
North Carolina
$367K
GCC
2575
Game Creek Capital
Massachusetts
$367K