3,273 hedge funds and large institutions have $159B invested in Merck in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 190 funds opening new positions, 1,338 increasing their positions, 1,410 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: 3,3023,273 (-29)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,338 | Existing positions reduced: 1,410

2.19% less ownership

Funds ownership: 78.17%75.98% (-2.2%)

Holders
3,273
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
PTC
1001
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$3.74M
SAIG
1002
Semper Augustus Investments Group
Colorado
$3.73M
CHAM
1003
Clear Harbor Asset Management
Connecticut
$3.71M
PMWMG
1004
Parr McKnight Wealth Management Group
Minnesota
$3.71M
CAC
1005
Core Alternative Capital
Georgia
$3.7M
VCA
1006
Verdence Capital Advisors
Maryland
$3.7M
RBC
1007
Romano Brothers & Co
Illinois
$3.7M
DAS
1008
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
$3.68M
FWM
1009
Finer Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$3.68M
MIM
1010
Montgomery Investment Management
Maryland
$3.68M
SFCL
1011
Strengthening Families & Communities LLC
Massachusetts
$3.67M
BBWA
1012
Bell & Brown Wealth Advisors
California
$3.66M
CNBTD
1013
Citizens National Bank Trust Department
Mississippi
$3.66M
BWM
1014
BigSur Wealth Management
Florida
$3.65M
CBTWT
1015
Community Bank & Trust (Waco, Texas)
Texas
$3.65M
ST
1016
Spinnaker Trust
Maine
$3.65M
TC
1017
Trilogy Capital
California
$3.63M
HI
1018
Harper Investing
California
$3.62M
CWS
1019
Confluence Wealth Services
Pennsylvania
$3.62M
MWM
1020
Modera Wealth Management
New Jersey
$3.6M
MG
1021
Mather Group
Illinois
$3.6M
KJHP
1022
K.J. Harrison & Partners
Ontario, Canada
$3.59M
CBT
1023
Central Bank & Trust
Kentucky
$3.58M
SW
1024
Simplicity Wealth
New Jersey
$3.56M
EFS
1025
Essex Financial Services
Connecticut
$3.55M