3,402 hedge funds and large institutions have $177B invested in Merck in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 183 funds opening new positions, 1,324 increasing their positions, 1,581 reducing their positions, and 276 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $ | Put options by funds: $

less ownership

Funds ownership:

less funds holding

Funds holding:

less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $ → $

11% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7264 (-8)

16% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,324 | Existing positions reduced: 1,581

34% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 183 | Existing positions closed: 276

Holders
3,402
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
64
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$2.57B
Puts
$2.32B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Barclays
51
Barclays
United Kingdom
$526M
Principal Financial Group
52
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$505M
LSV Asset Management
53
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$491M
Bank of Montreal
54
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$484M
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
55
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
Germany
$481M
Pacer Advisors
56
Pacer Advisors
Pennsylvania
$475M
National Pension Service
57
National Pension Service
South Korea
$473M
Envestnet Asset Management
58
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$453M
Lazard Asset Management
59
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$450M
Capital International Investors
60
Capital International Investors
California
$432M
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
61
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
Japan
$420M
RhumbLine Advisers
62
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$403M
Aberdeen Group
63
Aberdeen Group
United Kingdom
$403M
Victory Capital Management
64
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$401M
BGC
65
Beutel, Goodman & Co
Ontario, Canada
$397M
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
66
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
$387M
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
67
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$363M
Macquarie Group
68
Macquarie Group
Australia
$361M
Squarepoint
69
Squarepoint
New York
$348M
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
70
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$343M
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
71
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$342M
BG
72
Bahl & Gaynor
Ohio
$336M
Russell Investments Group
73
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$334M
HighTower Advisors
74
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$332M
New York State Common Retirement Fund
75
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$319M