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
SC
901
Searle & Co
Connecticut
$4.22M
MWA
902
Meridian Wealth Advisors
Texas
$4.2M
SHFA
903
SS&H Financial Advisors
Michigan
$4.19M
Walleye Capital
904
Walleye Capital
New York
$4.19M
BJL
905
Brighton Jones LLC
Washington
$4.19M
FTWA
906
Fifth Third Wealth Advisors
Ohio
$4.18M
PTC
907
Philadelphia Trust Company
Pennsylvania
$4.17M
NS
908
NBC Securities
Alabama
$4.17M
BTI
909
Blue Trust Inc
Georgia
$4.17M
ACM
910
Aster Capital Management
United Arab Emirates
$4.15M
ET
911
Equitable Trust
Tennessee
$4.15M
CAM
912
Claret Asset Management
Quebec, Canada
$4.13M
NEAM
913
New England Asset Management
Connecticut
$4.13M
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
914
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
$4.13M
PRS
915
Pinkerton Retirement Specialists
Idaho
$4.12M
Primecap Management
916
Primecap Management
California
$4.11M
EM
917
Excalibur Management
Massachusetts
$4.11M
SF
918
Symphony Financial
Texas
$4.06M
SCA
919
Sage Capital Advisors
South Dakota
$4.04M
CT
920
Chicago Trust
Illinois
$4.03M
CAC
921
Core Alternative Capital
Georgia
$4.01M
FBT
922
First Bankers Trust
Kentucky
$4.01M
TI
923
tru Independence
Oregon
$4.01M
DDC
924
DF Dent & Co
Maryland
$4M
SSA
925
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
New York
$4M