3,402 hedge funds and large institutions have $177B invested in Merck in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 183 funds opening new positions, 1,324 increasing their positions, 1,581 reducing their positions, and 276 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more call options, than puts

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

less ownership

Funds ownership:

less funds holding

Funds holding:

less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $ → $

11% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7264 (-8)

16% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,324 | Existing positions reduced: 1,581

34% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 183 | Existing positions closed: 276

Holders
3,402
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
64
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$2.57B
Puts
$2.32B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
APG Asset Management
101
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$223M
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
102
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$220M
KBC Group
103
KBC Group
Belgium
$214M
CCM
104
Cullen Capital Management
New York
$201M
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
105
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Japan
$201M
TD Asset Management
106
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$200M
Universal-Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft
107
Universal-Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft
Germany
$200M
IG
108
ING Group
Netherlands
$200M
Two Sigma Investments
109
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$198M
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
110
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$195M
CS
111
Candriam SCA
Luxembourg
$193M
Truist Financial
112
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$192M
Citadel Advisors
113
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$184M
AT
114
AMF Tjänstepension
Sweden
$182M
Adage Capital Partners
115
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$182M
M&T Bank
116
M&T Bank
New York
$179M
Cerity Partners
117
Cerity Partners
New York
$178M
Korea Investment Corp
118
Korea Investment Corp
South Korea
$177M
AP
119
Antipodes Partners
Australia
$177M
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
120
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Sweden
$172M
Allianz Asset Management
121
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$170M
Janney Montgomery Scott
122
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$169M
AAB
123
ABN AMRO Bank
Netherlands
$168M
WorldQuant Millennium Advisors
124
WorldQuant Millennium Advisors
New York
$168M
CI Investments Inc
125
CI Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$165M