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
RWA
1726
Redhawk Wealth Advisors
Minnesota
$1.05M
BDWCC
1727
B&D White Capital Company
Texas
$1.04M
WA
1728
Wealth Architects
California
$1.04M
NAS
1729
Nicolet Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$1.04M
HP
1730
Hilltop Partners
Indiana
$1.04M
CA
1731
Claro Advisors
Massachusetts
$1.04M
BEAM
1732
Baker Ellis Asset Management
Washington
$1.04M
CT
1733
Colonial Trust
South Carolina
$1.04M
CCP
1734
Cassia Capital Partners
North Carolina
$1.03M
IP
1735
Isthmus Partners
Wisconsin
$1.03M
MEG
1736
Millstone Evans Group
Colorado
$1.03M
CAM
1737
Close Asset Management
United Kingdom
$1.03M
FFO
1738
Fiduciary Family Office
Florida
$1.03M
GWCM
1739
Godshalk Welsh Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$1.03M
AFS
1740
Aft Forsyth & Sober
Florida
$1.03M
LCM
1741
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$1.03M
EA
1742
Emerald Advisors
Washington
$1.03M
PP
1743
Pingora Partners
Wyoming
$1.03M
ABWM
1744
Alpine Bank Wealth Management
Colorado
$1.03M
SPF
1745
South Plains Financial
Texas
$1.03M
PGA
1746
Portland Global Advisors
Maine
$1.02M
CWAG
1747
Compton Wealth Advisory Group
Virginia
$1.02M
TCWM
1748
Total Clarity Wealth Management
Illinois
$1.02M
DAM
1749
Delta Asset Management
Tennessee
$1.02M
CASB
1750
Cape Ann Savings Bank
Massachusetts
$1.02M