3,256 hedge funds and large institutions have $159B invested in Merck in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 191 funds opening new positions, 1,333 increasing their positions, 1,399 reducing their positions, and 147 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: $ → $

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,333 | Existing positions reduced: 1,399

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3,2973,256 (-41)

2.2% less ownership

Funds ownership: 78.07%75.87% (-2.2%)

Holders
3,256
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
WPC
1326
Wedmont Private Capital
Pennsylvania
$1.98M
AA
1327
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$1.98M
SWA
1328
Stratos Wealth Advisors
Ohio
$1.98M
SLI
1329
Sumitomo Life Insurance
Japan
$1.97M
BCM
1330
Birmingham Capital Management
Alabama
$1.97M
NG
1331
Northstar Group
New York
$1.97M
BT
1332
Banque Transatlantique
France
$1.96M
IB
1333
Intrust Bank
Kansas
$1.96M
FAM
1334
Fulcrum Asset Management
United Kingdom
$1.96M
EWA
1335
Exencial Wealth Advisors
Oklahoma
$1.96M
MCWS
1336
McKinley Carter Wealth Services
West Virginia
$1.96M
BOPW
1337
Brandywine Oak Private Wealth
Pennsylvania
$1.96M
MG
1338
Marex Group
$1.95M
RMCM
1339
Reynders McVeigh Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.95M
RIG
1340
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$1.94M
SCA
1341
Sippican Capital Advisors
Massachusetts
$1.94M
CCA
1342
Checchi Capital Advisers
California
$1.94M
FBC
1343
Fairfield, Bush & Co
Connecticut
$1.94M
PMG
1344
Private Management Group
California
$1.93M
SCM
1345
SCS Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.93M
BMWM
1346
Brown Miller Wealth Management
Virginia
$1.93M
SGCA
1347
Steel Grove Capital Advisors
Tennessee
$1.93M
AG
1348
AlTi Global
New York
$1.93M
FPB
1349
First PREMIER Bank
South Dakota
$1.93M
GFA
1350
Gifford Fong Associates
California
$1.92M