3,244 hedge funds and large institutions have $159B invested in Merck in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 191 funds opening new positions, 1,326 increasing their positions, 1,396 reducing their positions, and 147 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: $ → $

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,326 | Existing positions reduced: 1,396

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3,2933,244 (-49)

2.24% less ownership

Funds ownership: 78.03%75.78% (-2.2%)

Holders
3,244
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
SCM
501
SKBA Capital Management
California
$13.9M
MPWT
502
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$13.8M
KB
503
Kimelman & Baird
New York
$13.6M
CWM
504
Circle Wealth Management
New Jersey
$13.6M
CIC
505
Crawford Investment Counsel
Georgia
$13.6M
OC
506
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$13.5M
BHWM
507
Bar Harbor Wealth Management
New Hampshire
$13.5M
ATC
508
Argent Trust Co
Tennessee
$13.4M
IEFM
509
IQ EQ Fund Management
Ireland
$13.4M
TMAM
510
Tokio Marine Asset Management
Japan
$13.3M
LCM
511
Logan Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$13.3M
KRS
512
Kentucky Retirement Systems
Kentucky
$13.3M
PP
513
Prospector Partners
Connecticut
$13.2M
CIA
514
CCM Investment Advisers
South Carolina
$13.2M
NAAA
515
New Age Alpha Advisors
New York
$13.1M
WFAG
516
Wescott Financial Advisory Group
Pennsylvania
$13.1M
BF
517
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
$13.1M
AAM
518
AR Asset Management
California
$13M
BS
519
Banco Santander
Spain
$13M
BFIM
520
Beese Fulmer Investment Management
Ohio
$13M
Dodge & Cox
521
Dodge & Cox
California
$12.9M
PL
522
Parthenon LLC
Kentucky
$12.9M
TF
523
Talbot Financial
Washington
$12.9M
ACM
524
Advisors Capital Management
New Jersey
$12.9M
AF
525
Ally Financial
Michigan
$12.8M