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
V
1851
VeraBank
Texas
$882K
ZIG
1852
Zullo Investment Group
Pennsylvania
$881K
AAS
1853
Annex Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$881K
ICM
1854
IMS Capital Management
Oregon
$880K
PFS
1855
Physicians Financial Services
North Carolina
$879K
WFM
1856
Wolff Financial Management
Michigan
$878K
AM
1857
AGF Management
Ontario, Canada
$877K
ICP
1858
Impact Capital Partners
Colorado
$875K
PWA
1859
Providence Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$875K
PIM
1860
Pullen Investment Management
Florida
$873K
DC
1861
DeDora Capital
California
$873K
WF
1862
WinCap Financial
Massachusetts
$873K
FIB
1863
First Interstate Bank
Montana
$869K
CIA
1864
Cladis Investment Advisory
Montana
$868K
GWA
1865
Gratus Wealth Advisors
Virginia
$868K
TFIPS
1866
Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych PZU SA
$867K
CF
1867
Convergence Financial
Missouri
$866K
RFP
1868
Root Financial Partners
California
$866K
MIM
1869
Morningstar Investment Management
Illinois
$865K
AWM
1870
Arista Wealth Management
Nevada
$861K
AIM
1871
Alhambra Investment Management
Florida
$861K
LC
1872
Lavaca Capital
Texas
$858K
OCM
1873
Orion Capital Management
California
$857K
TSWM
1874
Triangle Securities Wealth Management
North Carolina
$856K
WE
1875
Wealth Effects
Massachusetts
$856K