3,582 hedge funds and large institutions have $206B invested in Merck in 2025 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 506 funds opening new positions, 1,363 increasing their positions, 1,384 reducing their positions, and 129 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:

more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10:

more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $ | Put options by funds: $

more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $ → $

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3,2893,582 (+293)

3.23% more ownership

Funds ownership: 76.04%79.27% (+3.2%)

2% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,363 | Existing positions reduced: 1,384

Holders
3,582
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
77
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$3.75B
Puts
$2.61B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Universal-Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft
101
Universal-Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft
Germany
$239M
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
102
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$235M
TD Asset Management
103
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$235M
Balyasny Asset Management
104
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$230M
Prudential Financial
105
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$223M
Capital Research Global Investors
106
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$222M
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
107
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$218M
Bessemer Group
108
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$216M
Truist Financial
109
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$216M
National Bank of Canada
110
National Bank of Canada
Quebec, Canada
$211M
Korea Investment Corp
111
Korea Investment Corp
South Korea
$211M
NAMI
112
Nomura Asset Management International
Pennsylvania
$207M
Bank of Nova Scotia
113
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$206M
Janus Henderson Group
114
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$198M
Mirae Asset Global Investments
115
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$198M
DB
116
Danske Bank
Denmark
$196M
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
117
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
Minnesota
$196M
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
118
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$195M
SEI Investments
119
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$194M
Man Group
120
Man Group
United Kingdom
$194M
Handelsbanken Fonder
121
Handelsbanken Fonder
Sweden
$194M
Ensign Peak Advisors
122
Ensign Peak Advisors
Utah
$193M
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
123
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Sweden
$192M
Janney Montgomery Scott
124
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$191M
Macquarie Group
125
Macquarie Group
Australia
$186M