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
DO
1826
denkapparat Operations
Germany
$970K
RCM
1827
Requisite Capital Management
Texas
$970K
IDA
1828
Intelligence Driven Advisers
California
$969K
ICP
1829
Impact Capital Partners
Colorado
$969K
PWA
1830
Providence Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$969K
RFP
1831
Root Financial Partners
California
$960K
CFS
1832
CRA Financial Services
New Jersey
$959K
IA
1833
Integrity Alliance
Iowa
$955K
V
1834
VeraBank
Texas
$953K
COCM
1835
Charter Oak Capital Management
New Hampshire
$947K
WA
1836
Wealth Alliance
New York
$945K
KAM
1837
Karani Asset Management
New York
$943K
OM
1838
OV Management
Minnesota
$943K
KFA
1839
Kelleher Financial Advisors
New York
$943K
HWA
1840
Heartwood Wealth Advisors
Virginia
$939K
TFIPS
1841
Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych PZU SA
$938K
ZIG
1842
Zullo Investment Group
Pennsylvania
$937K
MCWA
1843
Meadow Creek Wealth Advisors
Georgia
$936K
EFA
1844
Evernest Financial Advisors
Indiana
$934K
AWM
1845
Absher Wealth Management
North Carolina
$933K
NL
1846
NWAM LLC
Washington
$932K
PIM
1847
Pullen Investment Management
Florida
$931K
RIA
1848
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$931K
WFM
1849
Wolff Financial Management
Michigan
$930K
WCM
1850
Weaver Capital Management
Georgia
$928K