3,311 hedge funds and large institutions have $158B invested in Merck in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 180 funds opening new positions, 1,287 increasing their positions, 1,532 reducing their positions, and 252 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: 1,287 | Existing positions reduced: 1,532

29% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 180 | Existing positions closed: 252

35% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6542 (-23)

Holders
3,311
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 +$408M
2 +$405M
3 +$369M
4
UBS AM
UBS AM
Illinois
+$349M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$320M

Top Sellers

1 -$636M
2 -$561M
3 -$383M
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$331M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$243M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
26
$1.07B
27
$1.04B
28
$901M
29
$855M
30
$845M
31
$841M
32
$821M
33
$723M
34
$701M
35
$690M
36
$689M
37
$644M
38
$635M
39
$623M
40
$616M
41
$614M
42
$611M
43
$608M
44
$608M
45
$605M
46
$603M
47
$589M
48
$526M
49
$523M
50
$512M