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
CRB
1601
Chad R. Baker
$1.24M
GLA
1602
Good Life Advisors
Pennsylvania
$1.24M
Balyasny Asset Management
1603
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$1.24M
SSI
1604
Scott & Selber Inc
Texas
$1.24M
BDA
1605
Borer Denton & Associates
Pennsylvania
$1.24M
GBT
1606
Grove Bank & Trust
Florida
$1.23M
PP
1607
PDS Planning
Ohio
$1.23M
CFP
1608
Cascade Financial Partners
California
$1.23M
PCP
1609
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$1.23M
DMBA
1610
Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators
Utah
$1.23M
MC
1611
Martin & Co
Tennessee
$1.23M
SLT
1612
St Louis Trust
Missouri
$1.23M
PWM
1613
PBMares Wealth Management
Virginia
$1.22M
KSCM
1614
Kamunting Street Capital Management
Florida
$1.22M
LA
1615
LM Advisors
California
$1.22M
LAM
1616
LOM Asset Management
$1.22M
EFM
1617
Eley Financial Management
Vermont
$1.22M
VPI
1618
Value Partners Investments
Manitoba, Canada
$1.22M
QFA
1619
Quattro Financial Advisors
Texas
$1.22M
HR
1620
Hardy Reed
Mississippi
$1.21M
HCM
1621
Huber Capital Management
California
$1.21M
IVP
1622
Intrinsic Value Partners
Arizona
$1.21M
SSW
1623
Stone Summit Wealth
Florida
$1.21M
AIS
1624
AM Investment Strategies
Tennessee
$1.2M
PAA
1625
Peregrine Asset Advisers
Oregon
$1.2M