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
SPC
1051
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$3.16M
DJSG
1052
D.J. St. Germain
Massachusetts
$3.16M
QCM
1053
Qsemble Capital Management
New York
$3.15M
BWP
1054
Burling Wealth Partners
Illinois
$3.15M
NP
1055
NorthRock Partners
Minnesota
$3.14M
1WA
1056
180 Wealth Advisors
Washington
$3.13M
WCM
1057
Whitener Capital Management
North Carolina
$3.13M
BFIC
1058
Bedell Frazier Investment Counselling
California
$3.13M
BHA
1059
Beech Hill Advisors
New York
$3.12M
CAU
1060
Caxton Associates (UK)
$3.12M
CB
1061
Cadence Bank
Mississippi
$3.12M
CAS
1062
CTC Alternative Strategies
Illinois
$3.11M
TBA
1063
Tower Bridge Advisors
Pennsylvania
$3.11M
RMDI
1064
R.M. Davis Inc
Maine
$3.11M
JFGIW
1065
Johnson Financial Group Inc (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
$3.1M
RBA
1066
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
$3.09M
IBOK
1067
Independence Bank of Kentucky
Kentucky
$3.08M
TE
1068
Tema ETFs
New York
$3.08M
MCM
1069
Manchester Capital Management
Vermont
$3.08M
NG
1070
Novem Group
New York
$3.07M
EFS
1071
Essex Financial Services
Connecticut
$3.06M
JPMIA
1072
J.P. Marvel Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
$3.06M
UCI
1073
Uncommon Cents Investing
Wisconsin
$3.06M
DWM
1074
Diversify Wealth Management
Utah
$3.05M
ACP
1075
Aviance Capital Partners
Florida
$3.02M