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
TCBWMS
2576
Texas Capital Bank Wealth Management Services
Texas
$359K
NFW
2577
Noble Family Wealth
Florida
$359K
WCFA
2578
Walkner Condon Financial Advisors
Wisconsin
$358K
BCMLT
2579
Beacon Capital Management LLC (Tennessee)
Tennessee
$358K
BFWA
2580
Benchmark Financial Wealth Advisors
Florida
$358K
PEA
2581
Park Edge Advisors
Ohio
$355K
CWM
2582
Centurion Wealth Management
Virginia
$355K
SFM
2583
Signet Financial Management
New Jersey
$354K
HWM
2584
Howard Wealth Management
Connecticut
$354K
LCWP
2585
Legacy Capital Wealth Partners
Arkansas
$354K
BSSFA
2586
Baron Silver Stevens Financial Advisors
Florida
$353K
MQWP
2587
Morey & Quinn Wealth Partners
Nebraska
$353K
XSC
2588
X-Square Capital
Puerto Rico
$353K
PCM
2589
Perritt Capital Management
Illinois
$353K
A
2590
AlphaQuest
New York
$352K
OCM
2591
Osterweis Capital Management
California
$351K
JF
2592
Joule Financial
Kentucky
$351K
GFG
2593
Goldstone Financial Group
Illinois
$350K
ACA
2594
Affinity Capital Advisors
California
$350K
PGWM
2595
Parisi Gray Wealth Management
New Jersey
$349K
GI
2596
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$349K
BST
2597
Bath Savings Trust
Maine
$349K
PIA
2598
Powell Investment Advisors
Florida
$348K
GSWM
2599
Greenup Street Wealth Management
Michigan
$348K
CPWA
2600
Cerro Pacific Wealth Advisors
California
$348K