3,289 hedge funds and large institutions have $159B invested in Merck in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 189 funds opening new positions, 1,344 increasing their positions, 1,420 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: 3,3103,289 (-21)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,344 | Existing positions reduced: 1,420

2.22% less ownership

Funds ownership: 78.27%76.04% (-2.2%)

Holders
3,289
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 -$847M
2 -$568M
3 -$443M
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$285M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$278M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
CD
1701
Chapin Davis
Maryland
$1.14M
Blackstone Inc
1702
Blackstone Inc
New York
$1.14M
JCM
1703
Janney Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$1.14M
CGFA
1704
Colton Groome Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$1.14M
AWAP
1705
Alliance Wealth Advisors (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$1.14M
DWM
1706
Diversify Wealth Management
Utah
$1.13M
MIM
1707
MTM Investment Management
South Carolina
$1.13M
TSWM
1708
Triangle Securities Wealth Management
North Carolina
$1.13M
VHAM
1709
Van Hulzen Asset Management
California
$1.13M
MP
1710
McDonald Partners
Ohio
$1.13M
CWAG
1711
Compton Wealth Advisory Group
Virginia
$1.13M
KA
1712
KLCM Advisors
Wisconsin
$1.12M
WCBA
1713
Weaver C. Barksdale & Associates
Tennessee
$1.12M
CCA
1714
Childress Capital Advisors
Texas
$1.12M
LF
1715
Lee Financial
Texas
$1.11M
APG
1716
Abacus Planning Group
South Carolina
$1.11M
DA
1717
Dover Advisors
Virginia
$1.11M
IVP
1718
Intrinsic Value Partners
Arizona
$1.11M
SCI
1719
Stableford Capital II
Arizona
$1.1M
CS
1720
Capital Square
Tennessee
$1.1M
CIC
1721
Chilton Investment Company
Connecticut
$1.1M
RWMG
1722
Redwood Wealth Management Group
New Jersey
$1.1M
QC
1723
Quadrature Capital
United Kingdom
$1.1M
IP
1724
Isthmus Partners
Wisconsin
$1.1M
HP
1725
Hilltop Partners
Indiana
$1.09M