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
ST
701
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$7.57M
BP
702
BNP Paribas
France
$7.55M
AWM
703
Apollon Wealth Management
South Carolina
$7.49M
ALMGDA
704
AG2R La Mondiale Gestion d'Actifs
France
$7.46M
AG
705
Algert Global
California
$7.45M
SYBT
706
Stock Yards Bank & Trust
Kentucky
$7.44M
CCM
707
Cinctive Capital Management
New York
$7.43M
IAA
708
Independent Advisor Alliance
North Carolina
$7.41M
EH
709
Equitable Holdings
New York
$7.32M
TW
710
TritonPoint Wealth
Maryland
$7.3M
RIL
711
Rothschild Investment LLC
Illinois
$7.29M
BGIM
712
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$7.29M
QCG
713
Quadrant Capital Group
Ohio
$7.27M
FCA
714
FLC Capital Advisors
California
$7.27M
FCH
715
Freestone Capital Holdings
Washington
$7.25M
AAM
716
Azzad Asset Management
Virginia
$7.22M
WAM
717
Winslow Asset Management
Ohio
$7.14M
CIA
718
Choate Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
$7.13M
GIA
719
Gladstone Institutional Advisory
Florida
$7.08M
WIC
720
WealthBridge Investment Counsel
Alberta, Canada
$7.01M
OHIS
721
Oak Harvest Investment Services
Texas
$6.99M
DWP
722
Daymark Wealth Partners
Ohio
$6.98M
STA
723
Summit Trail Advisors
New York
$6.96M
MCM
724
Mill Capital Management
North Carolina
$6.92M
DDC
725
DF Dent & Co
Maryland
$6.89M