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
QIM
1501
Quest Investment Management
Oregon
$1.51M
DMBA
1502
Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators
Utah
$1.51M
GA
1503
GraniteShares Advisors
New York
$1.51M
GA
1504
GoalVest Advisory
New York
$1.51M
WFI
1505
West Family Investments
California
$1.5M
FIB
1506
First Interstate Bank
Montana
$1.5M
SRC
1507
Shufro Rose & Co
New York
$1.5M
WCM
1508
Wallace Capital Management
Texas
$1.49M
DA
1509
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$1.49M
TPWM
1510
Twelve Points Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$1.49M
BMWS
1511
Brady Martz Wealth Solutions
North Dakota
$1.49M
VWM
1512
VCI Wealth Management
Missouri
$1.49M
LAM
1513
LECAP Asset Management
United Kingdom
$1.49M
WHC
1514
Wulff, Hansen & Co
California
$1.49M
BWP
1515
BSW Wealth Partners
Colorado
$1.49M
DF
1516
Donoghue Forlines
Massachusetts
$1.49M
IJWM
1517
Inman Jager Wealth Management
Mississippi
$1.48M
CL
1518
CSS LLC
Illinois
$1.48M
KCP
1519
Kera Capital Partners
California
$1.48M
HFM
1520
Hartford Financial Management
Connecticut
$1.48M
LA
1521
LM Advisors
California
$1.48M
PWAM
1522
Private Wealth Asset Management
Iowa
$1.47M
MJP
1523
Michael J. Puzo
$1.47M
AWA
1524
Aaron Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$1.47M
WB
1525
Webster Bank
Connecticut
$1.47M