3,253 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, 1,331 increasing their positions, 1,399 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: 1,331 | Existing positions reduced: 1,399

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3,2963,253 (-43)

2.2% less ownership

Funds ownership: 78.07%75.87% (-2.2%)

Holders
3,253
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
Empower Advisory Group
501
Empower Advisory Group
Colorado
$14M
BCM
502
Bourgeon Capital Management
Connecticut
$14M
SCM
503
SKBA Capital Management
California
$13.9M
MPWT
504
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$13.8M
KB
505
Kimelman & Baird
New York
$13.6M
CWM
506
Circle Wealth Management
New Jersey
$13.6M
CIC
507
Crawford Investment Counsel
Georgia
$13.6M
OC
508
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$13.5M
BHWM
509
Bar Harbor Wealth Management
New Hampshire
$13.5M
ATC
510
Argent Trust Co
Tennessee
$13.4M
IEFM
511
IQ EQ Fund Management
Ireland
$13.4M
TMAM
512
Tokio Marine Asset Management
Japan
$13.3M
LCM
513
Logan Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$13.3M
KRS
514
Kentucky Retirement Systems
Kentucky
$13.3M
PP
515
Prospector Partners
Connecticut
$13.2M
CIA
516
CCM Investment Advisers
South Carolina
$13.2M
NAAA
517
New Age Alpha Advisors
New York
$13.1M
WFAG
518
Wescott Financial Advisory Group
Pennsylvania
$13.1M
BF
519
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
$13.1M
AAM
520
AR Asset Management
California
$13M
BS
521
Banco Santander
Spain
$13M
BFIM
522
Beese Fulmer Investment Management
Ohio
$13M
Dodge & Cox
523
Dodge & Cox
California
$12.9M
PL
524
Parthenon LLC
Kentucky
$12.9M
TF
525
Talbot Financial
Washington
$12.9M