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
SAM
1026
Sompo Asset Management
Japan
$3.34M
FFWA
1027
FRG Family Wealth Advisors
Washington
$3.32M
LIM
1028
Leavell Investment Management
Alabama
$3.31M
VCA
1029
Verdence Capital Advisors
Maryland
$3.3M
RC
1030
Roundview Capital
New Jersey
$3.3M
MG
1031
Mather Group
Illinois
$3.29M
PAMG
1032
Patton Albertson Miller Group
Tennessee
$3.29M
RSC
1033
Red Spruce Capital
Pennsylvania
$3.29M
FPF
1034
First Pacific Financial
Washington
$3.28M
PS
1035
Principal Securities
Iowa
$3.28M
WAM
1036
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$3.26M
CW
1037
CreativeOne Wealth
Kansas
$3.26M
BSC
1038
Brown Shipley & Co
United Kingdom
$3.25M
CTI
1039
Community Trust & Investment
Kentucky
$3.25M
RP
1040
Rowlandmiller & Partners
Georgia
$3.24M
DAS
1041
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
$3.23M
PA
1042
Profund Advisors
Maryland
$3.22M
SI
1043
Sava Infond
Slovenia
$3.21M
NNPTE
1044
Nationale-Nederlanden Powszechne Towarzystwo Emerytalne
Poland
$3.2M
PIA
1045
Petredis Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
$3.2M
HW
1046
HORAN Wealth
Ohio
$3.19M
WA
1047
WealthTrust Axiom
Pennsylvania
$3.19M
GIM
1048
Guild Investment Management
California
$3.18M
SSA
1049
SSA Swiss Advisors
$3.17M
AI
1050
Arvest Investments
Arkansas
$3.17M