3,273 hedge funds and large institutions have $159B invested in Merck in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 190 funds opening new positions, 1,338 increasing their positions, 1,410 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: 3,3023,273 (-29)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,338 | Existing positions reduced: 1,410

2.19% less ownership

Funds ownership: 78.17%75.98% (-2.2%)

Holders
3,273
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 -$863M
2 -$579M
3 -$452M
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$291M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$283M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
CIAS
1226
Capital Investment Advisory Services
North Carolina
$2.38M
GWM
1227
Glass Wealth Management
Texas
$2.38M
EL
1228
Essex LLC
Illinois
$2.36M
FFBTD
1229
First Financial Bank - Trust Division
Ohio
$2.36M
JSW
1230
Journey Strategic Wealth
New Jersey
$2.36M
EWM
1231
Empirical Wealth Management
Washington
$2.36M
TRCT
1232
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$2.34M
CRWM
1233
Castle Rock Wealth Management
California
$2.33M
AWAU
1234
Alliance Wealth Advisors (Utah)
Utah
$2.33M
UF
1235
Univest Financial
Pennsylvania
$2.32M
VA
1236
Valmark Advisers
Ohio
$2.32M
WCM
1237
Windward Capital Management
California
$2.32M
EW
1238
Evoke Wealth
California
$2.32M
PFA
1239
Pathway Financial Advisers
Indiana
$2.31M
MWM
1240
Mission Wealth Management
California
$2.3M
HI
1241
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$2.3M
MBT
1242
Montecito Bank & Trust
California
$2.29M
BCA
1243
Bay Colony Advisors
Massachusetts
$2.29M
MTC
1244
Matrix Trust Company
Colorado
$2.29M
LJAC
1245
L.J. Altfest & Co
New York
$2.29M
C
1246
Certuity
Florida
$2.28M
WAM
1247
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$2.28M
KFI
1248
Key Financial Inc
Pennsylvania
$2.27M
TC
1249
TownSquare Capital
Utah
$2.27M
WBWA
1250
William B. Walkup & Associates
South Carolina
$2.27M