3,273 hedge funds and large institutions have $159B invested in Merck in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 190 funds opening new positions, 1,338 increasing their positions, 1,410 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: 3,3023,273 (-29)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,338 | Existing positions reduced: 1,410

2.19% less ownership

Funds ownership: 78.17%75.98% (-2.2%)

Holders
3,273
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
PWP
2551
Phillips Wealth Planners
Mississippi
$372K
KOC
2552
Koss-Olinger Consulting
Florida
$371K
TWM
2553
Topsail Wealth Management
North Carolina
$371K
APW
2554
Aventura Private Wealth
Florida
$371K
WLIM
2555
White Lighthouse Investment Management
Massachusetts
$371K
JBA
2556
Johnson Bixby & Associates
Washington
$370K
SPWG
2557
Syntegra Private Wealth Group
Missouri
$369K
PVM
2558
Palogic Value Management
Texas
$369K
PBK
2559
Peoples Bank (Kansas)
Kansas
$369K
STA
2560
Smith Thornton Advisors
Alabama
$368K
CWM
2561
Chemistry Wealth Management
New York
$367K
FPL
2562
Fortress Private Ledger
North Carolina
$367K
GCC
2563
Game Creek Capital
Massachusetts
$367K
KC
2564
Kinloch Capital
Virginia
$366K
GMFG
2565
Greater Midwest Financial Group
Minnesota
$365K
NPPM
2566
North Point Portfolio Managers
Ohio
$364K
FG
2567
Foster Group
Iowa
$364K
CWG
2568
Crown Wealth Group
North Carolina
$361K
DG
2569
DMC Group
Alabama
$361K
DQRIM
2570
Dale Q Rice Investment Management
Washington
$360K
ACM
2571
Armbruster Capital Management
New York
$360K
VAS
2572
Valicenti Advisory Services
New York
$360K
FDDB
2573
Fidelity D&D Bancorp
Pennsylvania
$360K
LWM
2574
Lakeridge Wealth Management
Ohio
$360K
MAG
2575
Mayfair Advisory Group
Alabama
$359K