3,728 hedge funds and large institutions have $233B invested in Merck in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 309 funds opening new positions, 1,433 increasing their positions, 1,561 reducing their positions, and 123 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: $ → $

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3,6343,728 (+94)

8% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,433 | Existing positions reduced: 1,561

1.51% less ownership

Funds ownership: 79.45%77.94% (-1.5%)

Holders
3,728
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
87
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$3.43B
Puts
$2.78B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Sellers

1 -$997M
2 -$809M
3 -$605M
4
Corient Private Wealth
Corient Private Wealth
Florida
-$602M
5
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$558M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BCPWM
3701
Bradley & Co Private Wealth Management
Florida
$6.18K
GK
3702
Graney & King
New York
$5.98K
KCM
3703
Key Capital Management
Tennessee
$5.89K
MWA
3704
Merkkuri Wealth Advisors
New York
$5.89K
EAM
3705
Eukles Asset Management
Ohio
$5.41K
VAI
3706
Vanguard Advisers Inc
Pennsylvania
$5.41K
PS
3707
PayPay Securities
Japan
$5.31K
CAM
3708
Clarity Asset Management
Iowa
$4.65K
AS
3709
Altshuler Shaham
Israel
$4.33K
HHGA
3710
Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors
California
$4.21K
EC
3711
Elequin Capital
New York
$3.25K
BCWM
3712
Ball & Co Wealth Management
Tennessee
$3K
RJA
3713
Ross\Johnson & Associates
Minnesota
$2.89K
CMBA
3714
C.M. Bidwell & Associates
Hawaii
$2.89K
DCM
3715
Davis Capital Management
Florida
$2.53K
APW
3716
Atlantic Private Wealth
North Carolina
$2.41K
II
3717
Inspire Investing
Idaho
$2.17K
MPG
3718
My Portfolio Guide
California
$1.93K
BWM
3719
Benson Wealth Management
Tennessee
$1.56K
MHIP
3720
Mountain Hill Investment Partners
New Jersey
$1.22K
P
3721
Palladiem
Pennsylvania
$1.21K
BIM
3722
Breakwater Investment Management
Washington
$1.08K
NWS
3723
Nvest Wealth Strategies
Ohio
$1.08K
SGFG
3724
Silver Grove Financial Group
New York
$1.08K
NA
3725
Networth Advisors
Pennsylvania
$722