3,279 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, 1,273 increasing their positions, 1,517 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: 1,273 | Existing positions reduced: 1,517

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
3,279
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
SWMG
3426
Signature Wealth Management Group
Georgia
JSAM
3427
J. Safra Asset Management
New York
CICC
3428
Capital Investment Counsel (Colorado)
Colorado
CWP
3429
Curated Wealth Partners
California
BRG
3430
Bay Rivers Group
Virginia
MPM
3431
Meritage Portfolio Management
Kansas
RMC
3432
Ring Mountain Capital
California
LFG
3433
Lockerman Financial Group
California
SWA
3434
Strategies Wealth Advisors
Michigan
TFP
3435
Triune Financial Partners
Kansas
AWA
3436
Aletheian Wealth Advisors
Washington
NJBEST
3437
New Jersey Better Educational Savings Trust
New Jersey
LRIC
3438
Long Road Investment Counsel
Michigan
FA
3439
Fagan Associates
New York
SP
3440
Symmetry Partners
Connecticut
MWA
3441
Motive Wealth Advisors
Michigan
CCG
3442
Catalina Capital Group
California
AMM
3443
American Money Management
California
MW
3444
Maia Wealth
Colorado
BW
3445
BXM Wealth
Colorado
AWM
3446
AAF Wealth Management
Massachusetts
PHWM
3447
Pine Harbor Wealth Management
Maryland
SPI
3448
Santori & Peters Inc
Pennsylvania
PPC
3449
Pennington Partners & Co
Maryland
III
3450
Independent Investors Inc
New York