3,294 hedge funds and large institutions have $160B invested in Merck in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 189 funds opening new positions, 1,347 increasing their positions, 1,421 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: 3,3143,294 (-20)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,347 | Existing positions reduced: 1,421

2.2% less ownership

Funds ownership: 78.35%76.15% (-2.2%)

Holders
3,294
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
PIP
2726
Peachtree Investment Partners
Florida
$303K
SCM
2727
Sterneck Capital Management
Missouri
$303K
CWAF
2728
Core Wealth Advisors (Florida)
Florida
$303K
POIA
2729
Pin Oak Investment Advisors
Texas
$303K
GIP
2730
Greatmark Investment Partners
Georgia
$302K
ALA
2731
Atlas Legacy Advisors
California
$302K
GCM
2732
Garland Capital Management
Washington
$301K
FGWP
2733
Founders Grove Wealth Partners
Virginia
$300K
BM
2734
Berman McAleer
Maryland
$300K
RA
2735
Riverstone Advisors
Texas
$300K
BI
2736
Berkeley Inc
Idaho
$300K
TCM
2737
Triumph Capital Management
Colorado
$300K
VCM
2738
Viewpoint Capital Management
Washington
$300K
TIM
2739
Tortoise Investment Management
New York
$300K
DCBT
2740
Dakota Community Bank & Trust
North Dakota
$299K
SA
2741
Sonoma Allocations
California
$299K
GGS
2742
Galvin Gaustad & Stein
Arizona
$299K
KLI
2743
Kelman-Lazarov Inc
Tennessee
$299K
VIP
2744
Vista Investment Partners
Oklahoma
$299K
RLH
2745
RD Lewis Holdings
Florida
$299K
NCM
2746
Northwest Capital Management
Oregon
$299K
IIM
2747
InTrack Investment Management
Vermont
$299K
CCC
2748
Chelsea Counsel Company
California
$297K
IIM
2749
Illumine Investment Management
Washington
$297K
BWA
2750
Burt Wealth Advisors
Maryland
$297K