3,272 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, 1,339 increasing their positions, 1,408 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: 3,3023,272 (-30)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,339 | Existing positions reduced: 1,408

2.19% less ownership

Funds ownership: 78.17%75.99% (-2.2%)

Holders
3,272
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
Handelsbanken Fonder
126
Handelsbanken Fonder
Sweden
$136M
Schroder Investment Management Group
127
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$132M
Pictet Asset Management
128
Pictet Asset Management
Switzerland
$132M
Bessemer Group
129
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$128M
APG Asset Management
130
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$127M
VRS
131
Virginia Retirement Systems
Virginia
$127M
M&T Bank
132
M&T Bank
New York
$126M
DZ Bank
133
DZ Bank
Germany
$125M
Nomura Asset Management
134
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$123M
CI Investments Inc
135
CI Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$120M
CS
136
Candriam SCA
Luxembourg
$119M
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
137
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$118M
Bank of Nova Scotia
138
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$116M
Commonwealth Equity Services
139
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$115M
Asset Management One
140
Asset Management One
Japan
$113M
Toronto Dominion Bank
141
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$112M
KK
142
KLP Kapitalforvaltning
Norway
$112M
Artisan Partners
143
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
$112M
Chevy Chase Trust
144
Chevy Chase Trust
Maryland
$110M
Susquehanna International Group
145
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$109M
Rockefeller Capital Management
146
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$108M
RFC
147
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$108M
Brown Advisory
148
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$106M
Baird Financial Group
149
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$106M
Point72 Asset Management
150
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
$106M