3,312 hedge funds and large institutions have $158B invested in Merck in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 180 funds opening new positions, 1,288 increasing their positions, 1,532 reducing their positions, and 252 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: 1,288 | Existing positions reduced: 1,532

29% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 180 | Existing positions closed: 252

35% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6542 (-23)

Holders
3,312
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
42
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 +$408M
2 +$405M
3 +$369M
4
UBS AM
UBS AM
Illinois
+$349M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$320M

Top Sellers

1 -$636M
2 -$561M
3 -$383M
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$331M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$243M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
1101
$2.9M
1102
$2.9M
1103
$2.9M
1104
$2.9M
1105
$2.89M
1106
$2.88M
1107
$2.88M
1108
$2.87M
1109
$2.87M
1110
$2.86M
1111
$2.86M
1112
$2.86M
1113
$2.85M
1114
$2.84M
1115
$2.84M
1116
$2.83M
1117
$2.83M
1118
$2.82M
1119
$2.82M
1120
$2.82M
1121
$2.81M
1122
$2.81M
1123
$2.8M
1124
$2.8M
1125
$2.8M