3,289 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, 1,345 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: 3,3103,289 (-21)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,345 | Existing positions reduced: 1,419

2.22% less ownership

Funds ownership: 78.27%76.04% (-2.2%)

Holders
3,289
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
MSS
1001
Mitchell Sinkler & Starr
Pennsylvania
$3.76M
RHDIC
1002
R.H. Dinel Investment Counsel
California
$3.76M
NIM
1003
Northeast Investment Management
Massachusetts
$3.75M
NDSI
1004
Newman Dignan & Sheerar Inc
Rhode Island
$3.75M
SAM
1005
Sompo Asset Management
Japan
$3.75M
PTC
1006
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$3.74M
SAIG
1007
Semper Augustus Investments Group
Colorado
$3.73M
CHAM
1008
Clear Harbor Asset Management
Connecticut
$3.71M
PMWMG
1009
Parr McKnight Wealth Management Group
Minnesota
$3.71M
CAC
1010
Core Alternative Capital
Georgia
$3.7M
VCA
1011
Verdence Capital Advisors
Maryland
$3.7M
RBC
1012
Romano Brothers & Co
Illinois
$3.7M
DAS
1013
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
$3.68M
FWM
1014
Finer Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$3.68M
MIM
1015
Montgomery Investment Management
Maryland
$3.68M
SFCL
1016
Strengthening Families & Communities LLC
Massachusetts
$3.67M
BBWA
1017
Bell & Brown Wealth Advisors
California
$3.66M
CNBTD
1018
Citizens National Bank Trust Department
Mississippi
$3.66M
BWM
1019
BigSur Wealth Management
Florida
$3.65M
CBTWT
1020
Community Bank & Trust (Waco, Texas)
Texas
$3.65M
ST
1021
Spinnaker Trust
Maine
$3.65M
TC
1022
Trilogy Capital
California
$3.63M
HI
1023
Harper Investing
California
$3.62M
CWS
1024
Confluence Wealth Services
Pennsylvania
$3.62M
MWM
1025
Modera Wealth Management
New Jersey
$3.6M