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
CNBT
701
Canandaigua National Bank & Trust
New York
$7.72M
AIMCA
702
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
$7.7M
LA
703
Lifeworks Advisors
Michigan
$7.68M
ACM
704
Adalta Capital Management
New York
$7.64M
OGC
705
Oak Grove Capital
New Hampshire
$7.62M
AC
706
Allstate Corporation
Illinois
$7.62M
LA
707
Lynch & Associates
Indiana
$7.58M
ST
708
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$7.57M
BP
709
BNP Paribas
France
$7.55M
AWM
710
Apollon Wealth Management
South Carolina
$7.49M
ALMGDA
711
AG2R La Mondiale Gestion d'Actifs
France
$7.46M
AG
712
Algert Global
California
$7.45M
SYBT
713
Stock Yards Bank & Trust
Kentucky
$7.44M
CCM
714
Cinctive Capital Management
New York
$7.43M
IAA
715
Independent Advisor Alliance
North Carolina
$7.41M
EH
716
Equitable Holdings
New York
$7.32M
TW
717
TritonPoint Wealth
Maryland
$7.3M
RIL
718
Rothschild Investment LLC
Illinois
$7.29M
BGIM
719
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$7.29M
QCG
720
Quadrant Capital Group
Ohio
$7.27M
FCA
721
FLC Capital Advisors
California
$7.27M
FCH
722
Freestone Capital Holdings
Washington
$7.25M
AAM
723
Azzad Asset Management
Virginia
$7.22M
WAM
724
Winslow Asset Management
Ohio
$7.14M
CIA
725
Choate Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
$7.13M