3,247 hedge funds and large institutions have $159B invested in Merck in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 192 funds opening new positions, 1,327 increasing their positions, 1,397 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: 1,327 | Existing positions reduced: 1,397

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3,2933,247 (-46)

2.24% less ownership

Funds ownership: 78.03%75.78% (-2.2%)

Holders
3,247
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
IIL
1451
Insight Inv LLC
California
$1.61M
KCM
1452
Kendall Capital Management
Maryland
$1.6M
GLLW
1453
Graves Light Lenhart Wealth
Virginia
$1.6M
VCAM
1454
Van Cleef Asset Management
Ohio
$1.6M
LS
1455
Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia
Sweden
$1.59M
AF
1456
Apexium Financial
Texas
$1.59M
ONSWM
1457
Old North State Wealth Management
North Carolina
$1.59M
LPT
1458
Legacy Private Trust
Wisconsin
$1.58M
ECM
1459
Eisler Capital Management
United Kingdom
$1.58M
Wolverine Trading
1460
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$1.58M
AFP
1461
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
$1.58M
OQS
1462
Occudo Quantitative Strategies
Florida
$1.58M
IWA
1463
IVC Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
$1.57M
IIC
1464
Integrated Investment Consultants
Michigan
$1.57M
CIA
1465
Compass Ion Advisors
Pennsylvania
$1.57M
CCMG
1466
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
$1.57M
FMB
1467
Field & Main Bank
Kentucky
$1.57M
DCM
1468
Dudley Capital Management
Virginia
$1.56M
NCM
1469
NCM Capital Management
New Jersey
$1.56M
EFSCE
1470
Enterprise Financial Services Corp (EFSC)
Missouri
$1.56M
ACM
1471
ADAR1 Capital Management
Texas
$1.56M
DAM
1472
Diamant Asset Management
Connecticut
$1.55M
FIA
1473
Foundations Investment Advisors
Arizona
$1.55M
KFS
1474
Kurt F. Somerville
$1.54M
AIM
1475
Avity Investment Management
Connecticut
$1.54M