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
CTI
1051
Community Trust & Investment
Kentucky
$3.35M
BSC
1052
Brown Shipley & Co
United Kingdom
$3.35M
PA
1053
Profund Advisors
Maryland
$3.34M
NG
1054
Novem Group
New York
$3.34M
DWT
1055
Dorsey & Whitney Trust
South Dakota
$3.33M
IBOK
1056
Independence Bank of Kentucky
Kentucky
$3.33M
MK
1057
MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage
$3.32M
XT
1058
XTX Topco
Cayman Islands
$3.32M
BL
1059
BFSG LLC
California
$3.31M
SBFM
1060
S-Bank Fund Management
Finland
$3.3M
ACP
1061
Aviance Capital Partners
Florida
$3.3M
UCI
1062
Uncommon Cents Investing
Wisconsin
$3.29M
SAM
1063
Shell Asset Management
Netherlands
$3.29M
VA
1064
VestGen Advisors
Illinois
$3.29M
AFG
1065
Atomi Financial Group
New York
$3.29M
JFGIW
1066
Johnson Financial Group Inc (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
$3.28M
PA
1067
PFG Advisors
Arizona
$3.26M
SSWM
1068
Smith Salley Wealth Management
North Carolina
$3.26M
OBAM
1069
ODDO BHF Asset Management
France
$3.25M
CB
1070
Cadence Bank
Mississippi
$3.25M
USCWA
1071
U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors
Texas
$3.25M
JPMIA
1072
J.P. Marvel Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
$3.25M
DJSG
1073
D.J. St. Germain
Massachusetts
$3.24M
JIC
1074
Joel Isaacson & Co
New York
$3.23M
SSA
1075
SSA Swiss Advisors
$3.19M