3,289 hedge funds and large institutions have $155B invested in Merck in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 181 funds opening new positions, 1,276 increasing their positions, 1,523 reducing their positions, and 250 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more ownership

Funds ownership:

more call options, than puts

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

less funds holding

Funds holding:

less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $ → $

16% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,276 | Existing positions reduced: 1,523

28% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 181 | Existing positions closed: 250

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6443 (-21)

Holders
3,289
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
43
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$2.52B
Puts
$2.44B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Buyers

1 +$407M
2 +$403M
3 +$367M
4
UBS AM
UBS AM
Illinois
+$348M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$319M

Top Sellers

1 -$634M
2 -$559M
3 -$381M
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$329M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$242M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
CC
1276
Cypress Capital
Tennessee
$2.09M
AIA
1277
AIMZ Investment Advisors
California
$2.08M
HAC
1278
Harbor Advisory Corp
New Hampshire
$2.08M
NLP
1279
Next Level Private
New York
$2.08M
AWM
1280
Aries Wealth Management
Maine
$2.07M
RSWM
1281
Robertson Stephens Wealth Management
California
$2.07M
CA
1282
Callahan Advisors
Texas
$2.07M
EW
1283
Evoke Wealth
California
$2.06M
MAM
1284
Madison Asset Management
Wisconsin
$2.06M
KCM
1285
Kerusso Capital Management
North Carolina
$2.05M
SMA
1286
Sage Mountain Advisors
Georgia
$2.05M
CCA
1287
Checchi Capital Advisers
California
$2.04M
TC
1288
Trust Company
Kansas
$2.04M
TAP
1289
Tounjian Advisory Partners
Florida
$2.04M
TCOTS
1290
Trust Company of the South
North Carolina
$2.04M
VT
1291
Volterra Technologies
New York
$2.02M
LWP
1292
LMG Wealth Partners
Louisiana
$2.02M
HWMO
1293
Heritage Wealth Management (Ohio)
Ohio
$2.01M
RAM
1294
Redmond Asset Management
Virginia
$2.01M
CC
1295
Chicago Capital
Illinois
$2M
CRWM
1296
Castle Rock Wealth Management
California
$2M
GIM
1297
Generali Investments Management
Slovenia
$2M
LHC
1298
Little House Capital
Massachusetts
$2M
CAM
1299
Chesapeake Asset Management
New York
$1.99M
PCS
1300
Personal CFO Solutions
New Jersey
$1.99M