3,289 hedge funds and large institutions have $155B invested in Merck in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 181 funds opening new positions, 1,276 increasing their positions, 1,523 reducing their positions, and 250 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: 1,276 | Existing positions reduced: 1,523

28% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 181 | Existing positions closed: 250

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6443 (-21)

Holders
3,289
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
43
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 +$407M
2 +$403M
3 +$367M
4
UBS AM
UBS AM
Illinois
+$348M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$319M

Top Sellers

1 -$634M
2 -$559M
3 -$381M
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$329M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$242M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SYBT
676
Stock Yards Bank & Trust
Kentucky
$7.54M
SFI
677
Siemens Fonds Invest
Germany
$7.53M
LOAME
678
Lombard Odier Asset Management (Europe)
United Kingdom
$7.51M
Group One Trading
679
Group One Trading
Illinois
$7.5M
TW
680
TritonPoint Wealth
Maryland
$7.48M
JGUA
681
John G. Ullman & Associates
New York
$7.47M
ALMGDA
682
AG2R La Mondiale Gestion d'Actifs
France
$7.46M
BP
683
BNP Paribas
France
$7.46M
SGC
684
Slocum, Gordon & Co
Rhode Island
$7.44M
CIC
685
Cutler Investment Counsel
Oregon
$7.44M
AG
686
Advocate Group
Minnesota
$7.42M
CCMINC
687
Cardinal Capital Management Inc (North Carolina)
North Carolina
$7.42M
FSA
688
Fort Sheridan Advisors
Illinois
$7.41M
LDB
689
Lee, Danner & Bass
Tennessee
$7.4M
HA
690
Hamel Associates
New Jersey
$7.39M
CC
691
Centiva Capital
New York
$7.37M
CIA
692
Concurrent Investment Advisors
Florida
$7.33M
LBC
693
Lowe Brockenbrough & Co
Virginia
$7.3M
IWA
694
IBEX Wealth Advisors
New Jersey
$7.26M
AIMCA
695
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
$7.25M
Ninety One (UK)
696
Ninety One (UK)
United Kingdom
$7.25M
ST
697
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$7.23M
ACM
698
Adalta Capital Management
New York
$7.21M
RL
699
Ruffer LLP
United Kingdom
$7.2M
SGA
700
Strategic Global Advisors
California
$7.18M