3,281 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, 1,520 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: 1,520

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
3,281
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
GC
3276
GFG Capital
Florida
$1.5K
LWMI
3277
Legacy Wealth Management (Idaho)
Idaho
$1.27K
LIS
3278
Legacy Investment Solutions
Idaho
$1.27K
VEA
3279
Virtus ETF Advisers
New York
$1.03K
APW
3280
Atlantic Private Wealth
North Carolina
$1.01K
BGWM
3281
Bridge Generations Wealth Management
Florida
$475
HI
3282
Hoey Investments
Pennsylvania
$396
BC
3283
Bayforest Capital
United Kingdom
$158
Citadel Advisors
3284
Citadel Advisors
Florida
JAM
3285
Jupiter Asset Management
United Kingdom
CRM
3286
Cardano Risk Management
Netherlands
Tudor Investment Corp
3287
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
FCI
3288
Financial Counselors Inc
Kansas
CF
3289
Corebridge Financial
Texas
BTCPP
3290
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership
United Kingdom
USAA
3291
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
MHI
3292
Miller Howard Investments
New York
JF
3293
Jump Financial
Illinois
AC
3294
Armistice Capital
New York
MAMU
3295
Marathon Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
MMA
3296
Mizuho Markets Americas
New York
RCYC
3297
Richard C. Young & Co
Rhode Island
APF
3298
Alaska Permanent Fund
Alaska
Holocene Advisors
3299
Holocene Advisors
New York
GG
3300
Greenwood Gearhart
Arkansas