3,273 hedge funds and large institutions have $159B invested in Merck in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 190 funds opening new positions, 1,339 increasing their positions, 1,409 reducing their positions, and 150 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: $ → $

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3,3023,273 (-29)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,339 | Existing positions reduced: 1,409

2.19% less ownership

Funds ownership: 78.17%75.99% (-2.2%)

Holders
3,273
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
EF
676
Empirical Finance
Pennsylvania
$8.14M
BMO
677
Beck Mack & Oliver
New York
$8.13M
CI
678
CX Institutional
Indiana
$8.13M
MKA
679
M. Kulyk & Associates
Georgia
$8.1M
MIM
680
Marco Investment Management
Georgia
$8.1M
1SB
681
1ST Source Bank
Indiana
$8.06M
CCMINC
682
Cardinal Capital Management Inc (North Carolina)
North Carolina
$8.04M
CIA
683
Concurrent Investment Advisors
Florida
$8.04M
ETC
684
Exchange Traded Concepts
Oklahoma
$7.99M
SGC
685
Slocum, Gordon & Co
Rhode Island
$7.97M
NB
686
NBT Bank
New York
$7.97M
LBC
687
Lowe Brockenbrough & Co
Virginia
$7.95M
EWM
688
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
$7.94M
BHIA
689
Birch Hill Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
$7.92M
FSA
690
Fort Sheridan Advisors
Illinois
$7.84M
LG
691
LaFleur & Godfrey
Michigan
$7.83M
IWA
692
IBEX Wealth Advisors
New Jersey
$7.83M
BHCM
693
Brevan Howard Capital Management
Jersey
$7.82M
CRI
694
Commonwealth Retirement Investments
Virginia
$7.81M
SCA
695
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$7.8M
CIC
696
Cutler Investment Counsel
Oregon
$7.79M
SBWIC
697
Schaper Benz & Wise Investment Counsel
Wisconsin
$7.77M
LDB
698
Lee, Danner & Bass
Tennessee
$7.77M
HA
699
Hamel Associates
New Jersey
$7.75M
MC
700
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$7.74M