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
CFCI
1876
Comprehensive Financial Consultants Institutional
Indiana
$853K
CD
1877
Chapin Davis
Maryland
$852K
AA
1878
Apriem Advisors
California
$847K
PP
1879
Patron Partners
Texas
$846K
PWM
1880
Paulson Wealth Management
Illinois
$846K
GPA
1881
Guerra Pan Advisors
New Jersey
$846K
CGF
1882
Constant Guidance Financial
Massachusetts
$845K
MFC
1883
Mechanics Financial Corp
Ohio
$845K
CPIA
1884
Cornell Pochily Investment Advisors
New York
$845K
VST
1885
Van Strum & Towne
California
$844K
LD
1886
Lipe & Dalton
New York
$844K
CYG
1887
Clean Yield Group
Vermont
$842K
HNB
1888
Hilltop National Bank
Wyoming
$841K
HWP
1889
Highline Wealth Partners
California
$839K
WA
1890
WBH Advisory
Maryland
$839K
KIG
1891
Kessler Investment Group
Indiana
$839K
ST
1892
Somerset Trust
Pennsylvania
$838K
BBI
1893
Baxter Bros Inc
Connecticut
$837K
PH
1894
Pinnacle Holdings
Oklahoma
$834K
SRC
1895
Sage Rhino Capital
California
$834K
RIA
1896
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$833K
RB
1897
Renasant Bank
Mississippi
$833K
VWM
1898
Venturi Wealth Management
Texas
$832K
FWM
1899
Forza Wealth Management
Florida
$830K
AHL
1900
Abel Hall LLC
Louisiana
$829K