3,282 hedge funds and large institutions have $155B invested in Merck in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 182 funds opening new positions, 1,272 increasing their positions, 1,521 reducing their positions, and 251 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more ownership

Funds ownership:

more call options, than puts

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

less funds holding

Funds holding:

less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $ → $

16% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,272 | Existing positions reduced: 1,521

27% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 182 | Existing positions closed: 251

34% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6442 (-22)

Holders
3,282
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
42
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$2.52B
Puts
$2.44B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Buyers

1 +$407M
2 +$403M
3 +$367M
4
UBS AM
UBS AM
Illinois
+$348M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$319M

Top Sellers

1 -$634M
2 -$559M
3 -$381M
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$329M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$242M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SCA
3126
Stuart Chaussee & Associates
California
$61K
HHGA
3127
Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors
California
$59.2K
RWS
3128
Retirement Wealth Solutions
Wisconsin
$59.1K
HIIFS
3129
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
$58K
AP
3130
Atwood & Palmer
Missouri
$57.8K
BGA
3131
Battery Global Advisors
Massachusetts
$57.4K
MSWM
3132
Mowery & Schoenfeld Wealth Management
Illinois
$57.3K
BAM
3133
Bellevue Asset Management
Washington
$56.2K
CIM
3134
Contravisory Investment Management
Massachusetts
$54.1K
PWM
3135
Parkworth Wealth Management
California
$54K
SO
3136
Sierra Ocean
California
$53K
Q1WB
3137
Quest 10 Wealth Builders
Virginia
$50.6K
MSG
3138
Main Street Group
Virginia
$50.6K
GG
3139
Gleason Group
Kentucky
$50.4K
BHWM
3140
Beaird Harris Wealth Management
Texas
$47.6K
RAM
3141
Ramirez Asset Management
New York
$47.5K
CCM
3142
Copeland Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$47.5K
AWM
3143
Activest Wealth Management
Florida
$47.3K
IA
3144
IFS Advisors
Kansas
$47.3K
MWM
3145
Mascoma Wealth Management
New Hampshire
$46.9K
MAFA
3146
MJT & Associates Financial Advisory
Minnesota
$46.2K
CWIG
3147
Chung Wu Investment Group
Texas
$45.4K
SAS
3148
Spurstone Advisory Services
Connecticut
$44.6K
WW
3149
Winnow Wealth
Texas
$44.6K
AAG
3150
Accordant Advisory Group
Maryland
$44.6K