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
1201
$2.4M
1202
$2.39M
1203
$2.39M
1204
$2.39M
1205
$2.39M
1206
$2.39M
1207
$2.38M
1208
$2.38M
1209
$2.37M
1210
$2.37M
1211
$2.37M
1212
$2.35M
1213
$2.35M
1214
$2.35M
1215
$2.34M
1216
$2.34M
1217
$2.34M
1218
$2.33M
1219
$2.33M
1220
$2.33M
1221
$2.32M
1222
$2.32M
1223
$2.32M
1224
$2.32M
1225
$2.31M