3,416 hedge funds and large institutions have $177B invested in Merck in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 179 funds opening new positions, 1,332 increasing their positions, 1,586 reducing their positions, and 277 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more call options, than puts

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

less ownership

Funds ownership:

less funds holding

Funds holding:

less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $ → $

11% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7264 (-8)

16% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,332 | Existing positions reduced: 1,586

35% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 179 | Existing positions closed: 277

Holders
3,416
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
64
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$2.57B
Puts
$2.32B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
3151
$201K
3152
$200K
3153
$200K
3154
$200K
3155
$200K
3156
$198K
3157
$196K
3158
$195K
3159
$190K
3160
$186K
3161
$184K
3162
$180K
3163
$176K
3164
$171K
3165
$168K
3166
$168K
3167
$166K
3168
$166K
3169
$162K
3170
$160K
3171
$159K
3172
$159K
3173
$157K
3174
$152K
3175
$152K