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
OGC
701
Oak Grove Capital
New Hampshire
$7.62M
AC
702
Allstate Corporation
Illinois
$7.62M
LA
703
Lynch & Associates
Indiana
$7.58M
ST
704
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$7.57M
BP
705
BNP Paribas
France
$7.55M
AWM
706
Apollon Wealth Management
South Carolina
$7.49M
ALMGDA
707
AG2R La Mondiale Gestion d'Actifs
France
$7.46M
AG
708
Algert Global
California
$7.45M
SYBT
709
Stock Yards Bank & Trust
Kentucky
$7.44M
CCM
710
Cinctive Capital Management
New York
$7.43M
IAA
711
Independent Advisor Alliance
North Carolina
$7.41M
EH
712
Equitable Holdings
New York
$7.32M
TW
713
TritonPoint Wealth
Maryland
$7.3M
RIL
714
Rothschild Investment LLC
Illinois
$7.29M
BGIM
715
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$7.29M
QCG
716
Quadrant Capital Group
Ohio
$7.27M
FCA
717
FLC Capital Advisors
California
$7.27M
FCH
718
Freestone Capital Holdings
Washington
$7.25M
AAM
719
Azzad Asset Management
Virginia
$7.22M
WAM
720
Winslow Asset Management
Ohio
$7.14M
CIA
721
Choate Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
$7.13M
GIA
722
Gladstone Institutional Advisory
Florida
$7.08M
WIC
723
WealthBridge Investment Counsel
Alberta, Canada
$7.01M
OHIS
724
Oak Harvest Investment Services
Texas
$6.99M
DWP
725
Daymark Wealth Partners
Ohio
$6.98M