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
IPW
776
Inlet Private Wealth
Florida
$6.25M
TCOT
777
Trust Company of Toledo
Ohio
$6.19M
VT
778
Vise Technologies
New York
$6.17M
MWM
779
Meridian Wealth Management
Kentucky
$6.17M
HWAM
780
Hennion & Walsh Asset Management
New Jersey
$6.17M
WAL
781
W Advisors LLC
Tennessee
$6.17M
AAM
782
Augustine Asset Management
Florida
$6.13M
BJL
783
Brighton Jones LLC
Washington
$6.12M
HT
784
Heritage Trust
Oklahoma
$6.11M
PIMJS
785
PKO Investment Management Joint-Stock
Poland
$6.03M
JCM
786
Jacobi Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$6.01M
BKA
787
Brick & Kyle Associates
Pennsylvania
$6M
BFG
788
Bleakley Financial Group
New Jersey
$6M
SP
789
Stablepoint Partners
Massachusetts
$5.93M
SB
790
Simmons Bank
Arkansas
$5.92M
BCFD
791
Boit C.F. David
$5.9M
VFA
792
Valeo Financial Advisors
Indiana
$5.89M
ELI
793
Empire Life Investments
Ontario, Canada
$5.89M
XF
794
XML Financial
Maryland
$5.88M
VCM
795
Violich Capital Management
California
$5.87M
BE
796
Bonness Enterprises
District of Columbia
$5.83M
HDIM
797
Hanson & Doremus Investment Management
Vermont
$5.83M
AIP
798
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$5.82M
FNFDCM
799
Folger Nolan Fleming Douglas Capital Management
District of Columbia
$5.82M
GFM
800
GF Fund Management
China
$5.81M