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
BCP
1351
Berkeley Capital Partners
Georgia
$1.81M
GFA
1352
Gifford Fong Associates
California
$1.81M
RGF
1353
Retirement Guys Formula
Ohio
$1.81M
PJSIMP
1354
P.J. Schmidt Investment Management (PJS)
Wisconsin
$1.81M
LCGC
1355
Legacy Capital Group California
California
$1.81M
MIA
1356
MMBG Investment Advisors
Florida
$1.8M
PFSC
1357
Peoples Financial Services Corp
Pennsylvania
$1.8M
BMWM
1358
Brown Miller Wealth Management
Virginia
$1.8M
SC
1359
SummitTX Capital
Texas
$1.8M
HP
1360
Hikari Power
Japan
$1.8M
RSVP
1361
Ramsay Stattman Vela & Price
Colorado
$1.79M
GWMR
1362
GC Wealth Management RIA
Massachusetts
$1.79M
CWM
1363
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
$1.79M
PA
1364
Procyon Advisors
Connecticut
$1.78M
MPAM
1365
Murphy Pohlad Asset Management
Minnesota
$1.78M
CGL
1366
Clarius Group LLC
Washington
$1.78M
DWMS
1367
Dominguez Wealth Management Solutions
Virginia
$1.78M
ZF
1368
Zhang Financial
Michigan
$1.78M
IB
1369
Intrust Bank
Kansas
$1.78M
NERM
1370
New England Research & Management
Illinois
$1.77M
FFM
1371
Forum Financial Management
Illinois
$1.77M
BHB
1372
Bank Hapoalim BM
Israel
$1.77M
SCA
1373
Sippican Capital Advisors
Massachusetts
$1.76M
JSW
1374
Journey Strategic Wealth
New Jersey
$1.75M
VIA
1375
Victrix Investment Advisors
Florida
$1.75M