3,289 hedge funds and large institutions have $159B invested in Merck in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 189 funds opening new positions, 1,345 increasing their positions, 1,419 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: 3,3103,289 (-21)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,345 | Existing positions reduced: 1,419

2.22% less ownership

Funds ownership: 78.27%76.04% (-2.2%)

Holders
3,289
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
SFG
2551
Sunburst Financial Group
Alabama
$375K
MFG
2552
Mainsail Financial Group
Washington
$375K
SWRP
2553
Summit Wealth & Retirement Planning
California
$374K
KAM
2554
Knightsbridge Asset Management
California
$374K
DFG
2555
Dupree Financial Group
Kentucky
$374K
MAM
2556
Milestone Asset Management
Pennsylvania
$374K
BWP
2557
Balboa Wealth Partners
Arizona
$373K
WWMSC
2558
Wagner Wealth Management (South Carolina)
South Carolina
$373K
PW
2559
Potentia Wealth
California
$372K
PWP
2560
Phillips Wealth Planners
Mississippi
$372K
KOC
2561
Koss-Olinger Consulting
Florida
$371K
TWM
2562
Topsail Wealth Management
North Carolina
$371K
APW
2563
Aventura Private Wealth
Florida
$371K
WLIM
2564
White Lighthouse Investment Management
Massachusetts
$371K
JBA
2565
Johnson Bixby & Associates
Washington
$370K
SPWG
2566
Syntegra Private Wealth Group
Missouri
$369K
PVM
2567
Palogic Value Management
Texas
$369K
PBK
2568
Peoples Bank (Kansas)
Kansas
$369K
STA
2569
Smith Thornton Advisors
Alabama
$368K
CWM
2570
Chemistry Wealth Management
New York
$367K
FPL
2571
Fortress Private Ledger
North Carolina
$367K
GCC
2572
Game Creek Capital
Massachusetts
$367K
KC
2573
Kinloch Capital
Virginia
$366K
GMFG
2574
Greater Midwest Financial Group
Minnesota
$365K
NPPM
2575
North Point Portfolio Managers
Ohio
$364K