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
FPGT
1101
Financial Partners Group (Tennessee)
Tennessee
$2.87M
VA
1102
VestGen Advisors
Illinois
$2.86M
DIA
1103
Dean Investment Associates
Ohio
$2.86M
PA
1104
PFG Advisors
Arizona
$2.86M
DWM
1105
Dakota Wealth Management
Florida
$2.85M
FWP
1106
FAS Wealth Partners
Kansas
$2.84M
HKAM
1107
Horizon Kinetics Asset Management
New York
$2.84M
LFS
1108
Littlejohn Financial Services
Oregon
$2.83M
MIA
1109
MainStreet Investment Advisors
Illinois
$2.83M
SC
1110
SouthState Corp
Florida
$2.82M
GWM
1111
GSB Wealth Management
Connecticut
$2.82M
AA
1112
Armis Advisers
Georgia
$2.82M
AC
1113
AlphaCore Capital
California
$2.81M
LIA
1114
LS Investment Advisors
Michigan
$2.81M
USCWA
1115
U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors
Texas
$2.8M
MFGM
1116
Marshall Financial Group (Maryland)
Maryland
$2.8M
AFG
1117
Albion Financial Group
Utah
$2.8M
AO
1118
Advisor OS
Illinois
$2.79M
HIC
1119
Holderness Investments Company
North Carolina
$2.79M
IAN
1120
Integrated Advisors Network
Texas
$2.79M
EP
1121
Edgestream Partners
New Jersey
$2.79M
FLI
1122
Family Legacy Inc
South Carolina
$2.78M
OIM
1123
Opus Investment Management
Massachusetts
$2.77M
CCA
1124
Cobblestone Capital Advisors
New York
$2.76M
DIP
1125
DT Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
$2.74M