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
ESBC
2626
E.S. Barr & Co
Kentucky
$341K
PFA
2627
Providence Financial Advisors
Kansas
$341K
WA
2628
Westfuller Advisors
New York
$341K
LSA
2629
Lansing Street Advisors
Pennsylvania
$340K
SSC
2630
Syverson Strege & Co
Iowa
$340K
IPAM
2631
Investment Partners Asset Management
New Jersey
$339K
GS
2632
Gagnon Securities
New York
$339K
FC
2633
Fairscale Capital
New Hampshire
$338K
WIA
2634
Wetzel Investment Advisors
Indiana
$338K
CICI
2635
Capital Investment Counsel Inc
North Carolina
$337K
BFAG
2636
Blackston Financial Advisory Group
Florida
$337K
SWM
2637
Salvus Wealth Management
New Jersey
$337K
RSWA
2638
Robinson Smith Wealth Advisors
Maine
$337K
EW
2639
Elyxium Wealth
California
$337K
CWM
2640
Cranbrook Wealth Management
Michigan
$337K
FC
2641
Financial Council
Maryland
$336K
HI
2642
Human Investing
Oregon
$336K
UWP
2643
Uniting Wealth Partners
Kansas
$336K
SP
2644
Stonebrook Private
Michigan
$335K
LIA
2645
Lynx Investment Advisory
District of Columbia
$333K
BAM
2646
Broyhill Asset Management
North Carolina
$333K
LSWP
2647
Liberty Square Wealth Partners
Pennsylvania
$332K
CFGA
2648
Cambridge Financial Group (Arizona)
Arizona
$332K
VV
2649
Verity & Verity
South Carolina
$331K
RPGNY
2650
Retirement Planning Group (New York)
New York
$330K