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
VWA
1526
Visionary Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$1.47M
SWGC
1527
Summit Wealth Group (Colorado)
Colorado
$1.47M
OFG
1528
OmniStar Financial Group
North Carolina
$1.46M
DLHL
1529
Donald L. Hagan LLC
Florida
$1.46M
TWM
1530
Thrive Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$1.45M
GCM
1531
Gables Capital Management
Florida
$1.45M
NLP
1532
Next Level Private
New York
$1.45M
CAM
1533
Cypress Asset Management
Texas
$1.45M
LCM
1534
Legato Capital Management
California
$1.45M
SIAG
1535
Signet Investment Advisory Group
Rhode Island
$1.45M
PCMU
1536
Paragon Capital Management (Utah)
Utah
$1.44M
OA
1537
Oak Associates
Ohio
$1.44M
CAM
1538
Chesapeake Asset Management
New York
$1.44M
WPP
1539
Whalerock Point Partners
Rhode Island
$1.44M
BWP
1540
Bernardo Wealth Planning
Pennsylvania
$1.44M
HP
1541
HealthInvest Partners
Sweden
$1.43M
PMA
1542
Prudent Man Advisors
Illinois
$1.43M
MPAM
1543
Murphy Pohlad Asset Management
Minnesota
$1.43M
W
1544
Wealthquest
Ohio
$1.43M
CFD
1545
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$1.43M
ST
1546
Sentinel Trust
Texas
$1.43M
LWP
1547
LeClair Wealth Partners
Ohio
$1.42M
SAI
1548
Savvy Advisors Inc
New York
$1.42M
MMG
1549
Monetary Management Group
Missouri
$1.42M
SC
1550
Stance Capital
Massachusetts
$1.41M