3,289 hedge funds and large institutions have $159B invested in Merck in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 189 funds opening new positions, 1,345 increasing their positions, 1,419 reducing their positions, and 150 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: $ → $

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3,3103,289 (-21)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,345 | Existing positions reduced: 1,419

2.22% less ownership

Funds ownership: 78.27%76.04% (-2.2%)

Holders
3,289
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 -$847M
2 -$568M
3 -$443M
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$285M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$278M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
CCM
1226
Chiron Capital Management
Florida
$2.41M
PWW
1227
Pettyjohn Wood & White
Virginia
$2.4M
SMA
1228
Sage Mountain Advisors
Georgia
$2.4M
ORG
1229
Optimist Retirement Group
Washington
$2.4M
HKAM
1230
Horizon Kinetics Asset Management
New York
$2.4M
CIAS
1231
Capital Investment Advisory Services
North Carolina
$2.38M
GWM
1232
Glass Wealth Management
Texas
$2.38M
EL
1233
Essex LLC
Illinois
$2.36M
FFBTD
1234
First Financial Bank - Trust Division
Ohio
$2.36M
JSW
1235
Journey Strategic Wealth
New Jersey
$2.36M
EWM
1236
Empirical Wealth Management
Washington
$2.36M
TRCT
1237
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$2.34M
CRWM
1238
Castle Rock Wealth Management
California
$2.33M
AWAU
1239
Alliance Wealth Advisors (Utah)
Utah
$2.33M
UF
1240
Univest Financial
Pennsylvania
$2.32M
VA
1241
Valmark Advisers
Ohio
$2.32M
WCM
1242
Windward Capital Management
California
$2.32M
EW
1243
Evoke Wealth
California
$2.32M
PFA
1244
Pathway Financial Advisers
Indiana
$2.31M
MWM
1245
Mission Wealth Management
California
$2.3M
HI
1246
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$2.3M
MBT
1247
Montecito Bank & Trust
California
$2.29M
BCA
1248
Bay Colony Advisors
Massachusetts
$2.29M
MTC
1249
Matrix Trust Company
Colorado
$2.29M
LJAC
1250
L.J. Altfest & Co
New York
$2.29M