3,244 hedge funds and large institutions have $159B invested in Merck in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 191 funds opening new positions, 1,326 increasing their positions, 1,396 reducing their positions, and 147 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: $ → $

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,326 | Existing positions reduced: 1,396

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3,2933,244 (-49)

2.24% less ownership

Funds ownership: 78.03%75.78% (-2.2%)

Holders
3,244
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 -$863M
2 -$579M
3 -$452M
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$291M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$283M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
B
1201
Bailard
California
$2.44M
DFCM
1202
Dark Forest Capital Management
Puerto Rico
$2.43M
SIC
1203
Shoker Investment Counsel
Ohio
$2.43M
KWA
1204
Kingswood Wealth Advisors
California
$2.43M
CBA
1205
Coastal Bridge Advisors
Connecticut
$2.42M
WAM
1206
Werlinich Asset Management
Connecticut
$2.42M
FAN
1207
Financial Advisors Network
California
$2.42M
HWMO
1208
Heritage Wealth Management (Ohio)
Ohio
$2.41M
CCM
1209
Chiron Capital Management
Florida
$2.41M
PWW
1210
Pettyjohn Wood & White
Virginia
$2.4M
SMA
1211
Sage Mountain Advisors
Georgia
$2.4M
ORG
1212
Optimist Retirement Group
Washington
$2.4M
HKAM
1213
Horizon Kinetics Asset Management
New York
$2.4M
CIAS
1214
Capital Investment Advisory Services
North Carolina
$2.38M
GWM
1215
Glass Wealth Management
Texas
$2.38M
EL
1216
Essex LLC
Illinois
$2.36M
FFBTD
1217
First Financial Bank - Trust Division
Ohio
$2.36M
JSW
1218
Journey Strategic Wealth
New Jersey
$2.36M
EWM
1219
Empirical Wealth Management
Washington
$2.36M
TRCT
1220
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$2.34M
CRWM
1221
Castle Rock Wealth Management
California
$2.33M
AWAU
1222
Alliance Wealth Advisors (Utah)
Utah
$2.33M
UF
1223
Univest Financial
Pennsylvania
$2.32M
VA
1224
Valmark Advisers
Ohio
$2.32M
WCM
1225
Windward Capital Management
California
$2.32M