3,288 hedge funds and large institutions have $155B invested in Merck in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 181 funds opening new positions, 1,276 increasing their positions, 1,523 reducing their positions, and 251 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more ownership

Funds ownership:

more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $ | Put options by funds: $

less funds holding

Funds holding:

less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $ → $

16% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,276 | Existing positions reduced: 1,523

28% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 181 | Existing positions closed: 251

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6443 (-21)

Holders
3,288
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
43
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$2.52B
Puts
$2.44B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Buyers

1 +$407M
2 +$403M
3 +$367M
4
UBS AM
UBS AM
Illinois
+$348M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$319M

Top Sellers

1 -$634M
2 -$559M
3 -$381M
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$329M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$242M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
CIP
1576
Convergence Investment Partners
Florida
$1.3M
EWM
1577
Evermay Wealth Management
Virginia
$1.3M
TPA
1578
Trivium Point Advisory
Connecticut
$1.29M
MF
1579
Meridian Financial
Massachusetts
$1.29M
RMP
1580
Richards, Merrill & Peterson
Washington
$1.29M
AIA
1581
Affinity Investment Advisors
California
$1.29M
BWM
1582
BCS Wealth Management
Tennessee
$1.29M
CAG
1583
Csenge Advisory Group
Florida
$1.28M
WCM
1584
Windsor Capital Management
Arizona
$1.28M
AB
1585
Atlas Brown
Kentucky
$1.28M
TSMHT
1586
Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak
Indiana
$1.27M
ECM
1587
Eisler Capital Management
United Kingdom
$1.27M
KF
1588
Krilogy Financial
Missouri
$1.27M
MA
1589
MCF Advisors
Kentucky
$1.26M
HFBOT
1590
Home Federal Bank of Tennessee
Tennessee
$1.26M
SC
1591
Stance Capital
Massachusetts
$1.26M
CA
1592
CoreCap Advisors
Michigan
$1.26M
TCM
1593
Telos Capital Management
California
$1.25M
P
1594
Pitcairn
Pennsylvania
$1.25M
VWM
1595
VCI Wealth Management
Missouri
$1.25M
SFI
1596
SPC Financial Inc
Maryland
$1.25M
GIM
1597
Gold Investment Management
Alberta, Canada
$1.25M
UB
1598
Umpqua Bank
Oregon
$1.25M
YP
1599
YANKCOM Partnership
South Dakota
$1.24M
VHAM
1600
Van Hulzen Asset Management
California
$1.24M