3,726 hedge funds and large institutions have $233B invested in Merck in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 310 funds opening new positions, 1,431 increasing their positions, 1,560 reducing their positions, and 123 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 capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $ → $

more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10:

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3,6343,726 (+92)

8% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,431 | Existing positions reduced: 1,560

1.55% less ownership

Funds ownership: 79.45%77.9% (-1.5%)

Holders
3,726
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
86
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$3.43B
Puts
$2.78B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Sellers

1 -$997M
2 -$809M
3 -$605M
4
Corient Private Wealth
Corient Private Wealth
Florida
-$602M
5
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$558M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Alyeska Investment Group
101
Alyeska Investment Group
Illinois
$277M
BIP
102
Brandes Investment Partners
California
$277M
TD Asset Management
103
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$275M
Truist Financial
104
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$267M
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
105
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$265M
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
106
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$265M
SEI Investments
107
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$253M
CCM
108
Cullen Capital Management
New York
$249M
Capital Research Global Investors
109
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$248M
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
110
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$248M
Universal-Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft
111
Universal-Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft
Germany
$247M
Millennium Management
112
Millennium Management
New York
$237M
Prudential Financial
113
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$236M
National Bank of Canada
114
National Bank of Canada
Quebec, Canada
$236M
Korea Investment Corp
115
Korea Investment Corp
South Korea
$228M
EPFB
116
Employees Provident Fund Board
Malaysia
$228M
Handelsbanken Fonder
117
Handelsbanken Fonder
Sweden
$224M
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
118
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$222M
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
119
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$222M
Balyasny Asset Management
120
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$218M
VanEck Associates
121
VanEck Associates
New York
$216M
Mirae Asset Global Investments
122
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$215M
DB
123
Danske Bank
Denmark
$214M
Schroder Investment Management Group
124
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$211M
Rockefeller Capital Management
125
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$211M