3,272 hedge funds and large institutions have $159B invested in Merck in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 190 funds opening new positions, 1,339 increasing their positions, 1,408 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: 3,3023,272 (-30)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,339 | Existing positions reduced: 1,408

2.19% less ownership

Funds ownership: 78.17%75.99% (-2.2%)

Holders
3,272
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 -$863M
2 -$579M
3 -$452M
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$291M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$283M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
LWCFA
326
Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors
Massachusetts
$31.7M
HI
327
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
$31.7M
MHC
328
Meyer Handelman Company
New York
$31.7M
OSAM
329
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$31.6M
RL
330
Ruffer LLP
United Kingdom
$31M
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
331
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
Illinois
$30.9M
GT
332
Glenview Trust
Kentucky
$30.8M
CIA
333
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$30.5M
MGP
334
M&G plc
United Kingdom
$30.5M
BCIM
335
British Columbia Investment Management
British Columbia, Canada
$30.3M
Lido Advisors
336
Lido Advisors
California
$30.3M
Federated Hermes
337
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$30.3M
MAM
338
Martingale Asset Management
Massachusetts
$30.2M
TI
339
Tidal Investments
Wisconsin
$30M
LGF
340
LGT Group Foundation
Liechtenstein
$29.9M
LBA
341
Letko, Brosseau & Associates
Quebec, Canada
$29.7M
BPCE
342
Bank Pictet & Cie (Europe)
Germany
$29.3M
NIM
343
NEOS Investment Management
Connecticut
$29.2M
CA
344
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$29.1M
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
345
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$29.1M
MML Investors Services
346
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$29M
CS
347
Cannell & Spears
New York
$29M
CBU
348
CIBC Bancorp USA
Illinois
$29M
NA
349
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$28.6M
WPC
350
Waters Parkerson & Co
Louisiana
$28.6M