3,244 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, 1,326 increasing their positions, 1,396 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: 1,326 | Existing positions reduced: 1,396

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3,2933,244 (-49)

2.24% less ownership

Funds ownership: 78.03%75.78% (-2.2%)

Holders
3,244
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
BKA
776
Brick & Kyle Associates
Pennsylvania
$6M
BFG
777
Bleakley Financial Group
New Jersey
$6M
SP
778
Stablepoint Partners
Massachusetts
$5.93M
SB
779
Simmons Bank
Arkansas
$5.92M
BCFD
780
Boit C.F. David
$5.9M
VFA
781
Valeo Financial Advisors
Indiana
$5.89M
ELI
782
Empire Life Investments
Ontario, Canada
$5.89M
XF
783
XML Financial
Maryland
$5.88M
VCM
784
Violich Capital Management
California
$5.87M
BE
785
Bonness Enterprises
District of Columbia
$5.83M
HDIM
786
Hanson & Doremus Investment Management
Vermont
$5.83M
AIP
787
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$5.82M
FNFDCM
788
Folger Nolan Fleming Douglas Capital Management
District of Columbia
$5.82M
GFM
789
GF Fund Management
China
$5.81M
SFS
790
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
$5.79M
WI
791
Wahed Invest
New York
$5.79M
GI
792
GAMMA Investing
California
$5.78M
MHIC
793
Marble Harbor Investment Counsel
Massachusetts
$5.77M
PFP
794
Pinnacle Financial Partners
Tennessee
$5.72M
WIA
795
World Investment Advisors
California
$5.68M
BRM
796
Boston Research & Management
Massachusetts
$5.67M
PIM
797
Plato Investment Management
Australia
$5.67M
AIM
798
Anchor Investment Management
South Carolina
$5.66M
MSA
799
MUFG Securities Americas
New York
$5.65M
PCA
800
Pallas Capital Advisors
Massachusetts
$5.64M