3,582 hedge funds and large institutions have $207B invested in Merck in 2025 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 506 funds opening new positions, 1,362 increasing their positions, 1,384 reducing their positions, and 129 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:

more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10:

more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $ | Put options by funds: $

more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $ → $

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3,2893,582 (+293)

3.3% more ownership

Funds ownership: 76.04%79.34% (+3.3%)

2% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,362 | Existing positions reduced: 1,384

Holders
3,582
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
77
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$3.75B
Puts
$2.61B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
ClearBridge Investments
251
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$63.2M
WHG
252
Westwood Holdings Group
Texas
$63.2M
MIM
253
MetLife Investment Management
New Jersey
$62.7M
Fifth Third Bancorp
254
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$62M
RT
255
Rockland Trust
Massachusetts
$60.8M
COPPSERS
256
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
$60.8M
WT
257
Whittier Trust
California
$60.7M
DADC
258
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$60.7M
PGFC
259
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp
New Jersey
$59.8M
DLA
260
Douglas Lane & Associates
New York
$59.6M
PL
261
Perpetual Ltd
Australia
$59.3M
BPC
262
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$58.6M
KCM
263
Kornitzer Capital Management
Kansas
$58.2M
IMRF
264
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund
Illinois
$57.5M
Assenagon Asset Management
265
Assenagon Asset Management
Luxembourg
$57M
GIA
266
Gateway Investment Advisers
Ohio
$56.5M
ZIG
267
Zurich Insurance Group
Switzerland
$55.7M
Retirement Systems of Alabama
268
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Alabama
$55.6M
VLKIM
269
Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management
Netherlands
$55.2M
GT
270
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$55.2M
RCM
271
Radnor Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$54.7M
SCTC
272
Sanibel Captiva Trust Company
Florida
$53.8M
II
273
IFM Investors
Australia
$53.7M
RCM
274
RNC Capital Management
California
$53.2M
P
275
&Partners
Tennessee
$53M