3,542 hedge funds and large institutions have $205B invested in Merck in 2025 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 483 funds opening new positions, 1,356 increasing their positions, 1,375 reducing their positions, and 127 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:

more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10:

more call options, than puts

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

more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $ → $

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3,2883,542 (+254)

2.72% more ownership

Funds ownership: 76.05%78.76% (+2.7%)

1% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,356 | Existing positions reduced: 1,375

Holders
3,542
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
77
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$3.75B
Puts
$2.61B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
ACM
3551
Aquatic Capital Management
Illinois
TLP
3552
Tri Locum Partners
New York
RL
3553
Ruffer LLP
United Kingdom
DRZID
3554
DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ)
Florida
SCM
3555
Suvretta Capital Management
New York
NCM
3556
Nearwater Capital Markets
Ireland
SCM
3557
Sio Capital Management
New York
PP
3558
Prospector Partners
Connecticut
OC
3559
Optimas Capital
Hong Kong
WG
3560
Winton Group
United Kingdom
ET
3561
Entropy Technologies
New York
NSEDCP
3562
NJ State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan
New Jersey
BJL
3563
Brighton Jones LLC
Washington
ELI
3564
Empire Life Investments
Ontario, Canada
QT
3565
Quantbot Technologies
New York
LOIM
3566
Liberty One Investment Management
Illinois
IFU
3567
iSAM Funds (UK)
United Kingdom
Group One Trading
3568
Group One Trading
Illinois
AAMU
3569
APG Asset Management US
New York
Simplex Trading
3570
Simplex Trading
Illinois
KSCM
3571
Kamunting Street Capital Management
Florida
MIC
3572
Mubadala Investment Company
United Arab Emirates
GMA
3573
Glassy Mountain Advisors
Maryland
AC
3574
Arrow Capital
Australia
XT
3575
XTX Topco
Cayman Islands