3,274 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, 1,411 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: 3,3023,274 (-28)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,338 | Existing positions reduced: 1,411

2.14% less ownership

Funds ownership: 78.17%76.03% (-2.1%)

Holders
3,274
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
PDL
1401
Portfolio Design Labs
California
$1.78M
IAS
1402
IMA Advisory Services
Colorado
$1.78M
ACM
1403
AlphaStar Capital Management
North Carolina
$1.78M
SC
1404
Syon Capital
California
$1.77M
CAM
1405
Cozad Asset Management
Illinois
$1.77M
SP
1406
SWS Partners
Ohio
$1.77M
WBC
1407
West Branch Capital
Massachusetts
$1.77M
RCIM
1408
Red Cedar Investment Management
Michigan
$1.77M
CT
1409
Coastline Trust
Rhode Island
$1.77M
NFG
1410
Nations Financial Group
Iowa
$1.77M
CWG
1411
Cornerstone Wealth Group
North Carolina
$1.77M
FFS
1412
Flavin Financial Services
Florida
$1.77M
FG
1413
Fiduciary Group
Georgia
$1.76M
EWA
1414
EverSource Wealth Advisors
Alabama
$1.76M
CSA
1415
Cornerstone Select Advisors
Missouri
$1.75M
LWL
1416
Leo Wealth LLC
Texas
$1.74M
RBA
1417
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
$1.74M
SSWM
1418
Sheets Smith Wealth Management
North Carolina
$1.74M
SWM
1419
Silverlake Wealth Management
Vermont
$1.73M
OIC
1420
Orion Investment Company
Missouri
$1.73M
PJSIMP
1421
P.J. Schmidt Investment Management (PJS)
Wisconsin
$1.73M
BFA
1422
Beacon Financial Advisory
Ohio
$1.72M
ML
1423
McAdam LLC
Pennsylvania
$1.71M
1C
1424
111 Capital
France
$1.71M
PHS
1425
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$1.71M