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
EF
701
Empirical Finance
Pennsylvania
$7.17M
AWM
702
Apollon Wealth Management
South Carolina
$7.16M
MKA
703
M. Kulyk & Associates
Georgia
$7.14M
LA
704
Lynch & Associates
Indiana
$7.06M
CRI
705
Commonwealth Retirement Investments
Virginia
$7.02M
MA
706
Mutual Advisors
Nebraska
$6.99M
Envestnet Portfolio Solutions
707
Envestnet Portfolio Solutions
Illinois
$6.96M
AG
708
Algert Global
California
$6.95M
TS
709
Triglav Skladi
Slovenia
$6.94M
CCB
710
Country Club Bank
Missouri
$6.93M
MC
711
Miramar Capital
Illinois
$6.85M
VT
712
Vise Technologies
New York
$6.8M
WAM
713
Winslow Asset Management
Ohio
$6.79M
SW
714
Simplicity Wealth
New Jersey
$6.79M
HDIM
715
Hanson & Doremus Investment Management
Vermont
$6.79M
BB
716
Busey Bank
Illinois
$6.76M
DWP
717
Daymark Wealth Partners
Ohio
$6.73M
LNB
718
Ledyard National Bank
$6.72M
FCH
719
Freestone Capital Holdings
Washington
$6.72M
RIL
720
Rothschild Investment LLC
Illinois
$6.72M
EH
721
Equitable Holdings
New York
$6.71M
MCM
722
Mill Capital Management
North Carolina
$6.7M
GIA
723
Gladstone Institutional Advisory
Florida
$6.69M
FCA
724
FLC Capital Advisors
California
$6.69M
WIC
725
WealthBridge Investment Counsel
Alberta, Canada
$6.68M