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
FFA
726
Farther Finance Advisors
California
$6.62M
CIA
727
Choate Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
$6.62M
ZIG
728
Zuckerman Investment Group
Illinois
$6.58M
LNWWM
729
Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management
California
$6.57M
AAM
730
Azzad Asset Management
Virginia
$6.54M
SIG
731
Sky Investment Group
Connecticut
$6.49M
LFM
732
LGT Fund Management
Liechtenstein
$6.47M
CAM
733
Carret Asset Management
New York
$6.47M
SAM
734
Shell Asset Management
Netherlands
$6.46M
NPT
735
Nixon Peabody Trust
Massachusetts
$6.42M
VFM
736
Viking Fund Management
North Dakota
$6.41M
GCM
737
Gibraltar Capital Management
Oklahoma
$6.39M
NSEDCP
738
NJ State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan
New Jersey
$6.35M
NMIMC
739
Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company
Wisconsin
$6.34M
OCBCO
740
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC)
Singapore
$6.32M
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
741
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
$6.26M
CSIC
742
Clifford Swan Investment Counsel
California
$6.24M
BHWA
743
Beacon Harbor Wealth Advisors
Virginia
$6.21M
BDLIB
744
Banque de Luxembourg Investments (BLI)
Luxembourg
$6.19M
LWANC
745
Laurel Wealth Advisors (North Carolina)
North Carolina
$6.18M
SFS
746
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
$6.16M
SBFM
747
S-Bank Fund Management
Finland
$6.14M
PIMJS
748
PKO Investment Management Joint-Stock
Poland
$6.13M
AC
749
Addenda Capital
Quebec, Canada
$6.12M
GT
750
Greenleaf Trust
Michigan
$6.12M