3,273 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, 1,410 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: 3,3023,273 (-29)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,338 | Existing positions reduced: 1,410

2.19% less ownership

Funds ownership: 78.17%75.98% (-2.2%)

Holders
3,273
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
RIA
1676
Richwood Investment Advisors
Ohio
$1.17M
AA
1677
Auxano Advisors
Washington
$1.17M
VMMC
1678
V.M. Manning & Co
South Carolina
$1.17M
TNBTD
1679
Trustmark National Bank Trust Department
Mississippi
$1.17M
AC
1680
Apella Capital
Connecticut
$1.17M
HAM
1681
Hedges Asset Management
Nevada
$1.17M
AAS
1682
Ameritas Advisory Services
Nebraska
$1.16M
PWCM
1683
Processus Wealth & Capital Management
Tennessee
$1.16M
AL
1684
Aspiriant LLC
California
$1.16M
JWM
1685
Jupiter Wealth Management
Colorado
$1.16M
PCM
1686
Payne Capital Management
New York
$1.16M
LI
1687
LRI Investments
Florida
$1.15M
WCM
1688
Winthrop Capital Management
Indiana
$1.15M
JWM
1689
JGP Wealth Management
Oregon
$1.15M
NI
1690
Natural Investments
California
$1.15M
ECA
1691
Elevated Capital Advisors
Utah
$1.15M
BV
1692
Boxwood Ventures
Illinois
$1.15M
UCB
1693
United Community Bank
South Carolina
$1.15M
OHWP
1694
Oak Harbor Wealth Partners
North Carolina
$1.15M
HIA
1695
Harbor Investment Advisory
Maryland
$1.14M
CD
1696
Chapin Davis
Maryland
$1.14M
Blackstone Inc
1697
Blackstone Inc
New York
$1.14M
JCM
1698
Janney Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$1.14M
CGFA
1699
Colton Groome Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$1.14M
AWAP
1700
Alliance Wealth Advisors (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$1.14M