3,414 hedge funds and large institutions have $177B invested in Merck in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 182 funds opening new positions, 1,331 increasing their positions, 1,586 reducing their positions, and 277 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more call options, than puts

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

less ownership

Funds ownership:

less funds holding

Funds holding:

less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $ → $

11% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7264 (-8)

16% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,331 | Existing positions reduced: 1,586

34% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 182 | Existing positions closed: 277

Holders
3,414
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
64
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$2.57B
Puts
$2.32B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
26
$1.16B
27
$1.13B
28
$1.07B
29
$1.06B
30
$992M
31
$980M
32
$919M
33
$839M
34
$836M
35
$760M
36
$744M
37
$737M
38
$717M
39
$717M
40
$717M
41
$704M
42
$699M
43
$691M
44
$670M
45
$668M
46
$654M
47
$640M
48
$600M
49
$559M
50
$532M