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
AWA
801
Arkadios Wealth Advisors
Georgia
$5.31M
AMG
802
Advisors Management Group
Wisconsin
$5.3M
VFA
803
Valeo Financial Advisors
Indiana
$5.28M
ACI
804
Alpha Cubed Investments
California
$5.27M
RPC
805
Rossmore Private Capital
Connecticut
$5.27M
KIM
806
Kestra Investment Management
Texas
$5.25M
RWA
807
River Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
$5.23M
FCBT
808
First Citizens Bank & Trust
North Carolina
$5.22M
EFIC
809
Eliot Finkel Investment Counsel
California
$5.22M
IIC
810
Ironwood Investment Counsel
Arizona
$5.22M
CIC
811
Carnegie Investment Counsel
Ohio
$5.19M
FB
812
Fulton Bank
Pennsylvania
$5.18M
NC
813
NewSquare Capital
Pennsylvania
$5.16M
CAL
814
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$5.16M
RWA
815
Roberts Wealth Advisors
California
$5.1M
QC
816
Quantessence Capital
New York
$5.09M
MYAM
817
Meiji Yasuda Asset Management
Japan
$5.09M
GIA
818
Guyasuta Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
$5.05M
MOS
819
MGO One Seven
Ohio
$5.05M
MYIA
820
Mount Yale Investment Advisors
Colorado
$5.03M
BCM
821
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
$5.01M
CC
822
Capital Counsel
New York
$5.01M
TPCW
823
TD Private Client Wealth
New York
$5M
SVWAG
824
Sound View Wealth Advisors Group
Georgia
$4.99M
CCT
825
Chemung Canal Trust
New York
$4.99M