3,288 hedge funds and large institutions have $159B invested in Merck in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 189 funds opening new positions, 1,344 increasing their positions, 1,419 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: 3,3093,288 (-21)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,344 | Existing positions reduced: 1,419

2.22% less ownership

Funds ownership: 78.27%76.04% (-2.2%)

Holders
3,288
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 -$847M
2 -$568M
3 -$443M
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$285M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$278M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
LDB
701
Lee, Danner & Bass
Tennessee
$7.77M
HA
702
Hamel Associates
New Jersey
$7.75M
MC
703
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$7.74M
CNBT
704
Canandaigua National Bank & Trust
New York
$7.72M
AIMCA
705
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
$7.7M
LA
706
Lifeworks Advisors
Michigan
$7.68M
ACM
707
Adalta Capital Management
New York
$7.64M
OGC
708
Oak Grove Capital
New Hampshire
$7.62M
AC
709
Allstate Corporation
Illinois
$7.62M
LA
710
Lynch & Associates
Indiana
$7.58M
ST
711
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$7.57M
BP
712
BNP Paribas
France
$7.55M
AWM
713
Apollon Wealth Management
South Carolina
$7.49M
ALMGDA
714
AG2R La Mondiale Gestion d'Actifs
France
$7.46M
AG
715
Algert Global
California
$7.45M
SYBT
716
Stock Yards Bank & Trust
Kentucky
$7.44M
CCM
717
Cinctive Capital Management
New York
$7.43M
IAA
718
Independent Advisor Alliance
North Carolina
$7.41M
EH
719
Equitable Holdings
New York
$7.32M
TW
720
TritonPoint Wealth
Maryland
$7.3M
RIL
721
Rothschild Investment LLC
Illinois
$7.29M
BGIM
722
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$7.29M
QCG
723
Quadrant Capital Group
Ohio
$7.27M
FCA
724
FLC Capital Advisors
California
$7.27M
FCH
725
Freestone Capital Holdings
Washington
$7.25M