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
IWA
1476
IVC Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
$1.57M
IIC
1477
Integrated Investment Consultants
Michigan
$1.57M
CIA
1478
Compass Ion Advisors
Pennsylvania
$1.57M
CCMG
1479
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
$1.57M
FMB
1480
Field & Main Bank
Kentucky
$1.57M
DCM
1481
Dudley Capital Management
Virginia
$1.56M
NCM
1482
NCM Capital Management
New Jersey
$1.56M
EFSCE
1483
Enterprise Financial Services Corp (EFSC)
Missouri
$1.56M
ACM
1484
ADAR1 Capital Management
Texas
$1.56M
DAM
1485
Diamant Asset Management
Connecticut
$1.55M
FIA
1486
Foundations Investment Advisors
Arizona
$1.55M
KFS
1487
Kurt F. Somerville
$1.54M
AIM
1488
Avity Investment Management
Connecticut
$1.54M
LSA
1489
L & S Advisors
California
$1.54M
FIM
1490
Fruth Investment Management
Texas
$1.54M
AT
1491
Avalon Trust
New Mexico
$1.54M
OIM
1492
Orca Investment Management
Oregon
$1.53M
ISWM
1493
Independent Solutions Wealth Management
New York
$1.53M
ALAM
1494
Asahi Life Asset Management
Japan
$1.53M
PAM
1495
Peak Asset Management
Colorado
$1.53M
RSVP
1496
Ramsay Stattman Vela & Price
Colorado
$1.53M
IAMOG
1497
Investors Asset Management of Georgia
Georgia
$1.53M
FAT
1498
First American Trust
California
$1.52M
BEC
1499
Blue Edge Capital
Virginia
$1.52M
KSB
1500
Kennebec Savings Bank
Maine
$1.51M