3,256 hedge funds and large institutions have $159B invested in Merck in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 191 funds opening new positions, 1,333 increasing their positions, 1,399 reducing their positions, and 147 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: $ → $

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,333 | Existing positions reduced: 1,399

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3,2973,256 (-41)

2.2% less ownership

Funds ownership: 78.07%75.87% (-2.2%)

Holders
3,256
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
WE
1876
Wealth Effects
Massachusetts
$882K
FDS
1877
First Dallas Securities
Texas
$882K
PCM
1878
Piedmont Capital Management
Montana
$881K
AA
1879
Apriem Advisors
California
$880K
PH
1880
Pinnacle Holdings
Oklahoma
$880K
MMHP
1881
Murphy Middleton Hinkle & Parker
Georgia
$880K
GWA
1882
Gratus Wealth Advisors
Virginia
$876K
WEG
1883
World Equity Group
Illinois
$876K
AHL
1884
Abel Hall LLC
Louisiana
$875K
JWWM
1885
Johnson & White Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$874K
OAM
1886
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
$874K
MWM
1887
Manske Wealth Management
Texas
$874K
RGF
1888
Retirement Guys Formula
Ohio
$873K
MFC
1889
Mechanics Financial Corp
Ohio
$872K
AHB
1890
Abner Herrman & Brock
New Jersey
$872K
THCM
1891
Taylor Hoffman Capital Management
Virginia
$872K
MKC
1892
M. Kraus & Co
Vermont
$871K
WIA
1893
Westbourne Investment Advisors
Maryland
$871K
GHAM
1894
Gilman Hill Asset Management
Connecticut
$869K
GF
1895
Gries Financial
Ohio
$868K
SM
1896
Stonegate Management
Illinois
$868K
SOS
1897
Silver Oak Securities
Tennessee
$868K
RPCONE
1898
Retirement Planning Company of New England
Rhode Island
$867K
MPPW
1899
Mitchell & Pahl Private Wealth
Oklahoma
$866K
VCP
1900
Verus Capital Partners
Arizona
$866K