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
PAM
1776
Pegasus Asset Management
New York
$983K
TBT
1777
Texas Bank & Trust
Texas
$978K
CHJWM
1778
Carlton Hofferkamp & Jenks Wealth Management
Texas
$978K
ECA
1779
Elevated Capital Advisors
Utah
$976K
WA
1780
Waddell & Associates
Tennessee
$976K
Parallax Volatility Advisers
1781
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$975K
AWA
1782
Aaron Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$971K
SC
1783
Schulhoff & Co
Ohio
$971K
RWPA
1784
Richard W. Paul & Associates
Michigan
$970K
CCA
1785
Childress Capital Advisors
Texas
$968K
FFA
1786
Fragasso Financial Advisors
Pennsylvania
$966K
MA
1787
MONECO Advisors
Connecticut
$966K
LCM
1788
LVM Capital Management
Michigan
$965K
CG
1789
Curat Global
New Hampshire
$965K
BI
1790
Berkeley Inc
Idaho
$962K
CGFA
1791
Colton Groome Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$962K
BDS
1792
Banco de Sabadell
Florida
$962K
BTWM
1793
Baker Tilly Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$961K
FFC
1794
First Financial Corp
Indiana
$961K
DAM
1795
Doheny Asset Management
California
$961K
TLA
1796
Tanglewood Legacy Advisors
Texas
$960K
WEG
1797
World Equity Group
Illinois
$959K
GWA
1798
Gibson Wealth Advisors
Texas
$958K
TNA
1799
True North Advisors
Texas
$957K
JGIA
1800
Jackson Grant Investment Advisers
Connecticut
$955K