3,248 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, 1,329 increasing their positions, 1,397 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: 1,329 | Existing positions reduced: 1,397

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3,2953,248 (-47)

2.21% less ownership

Funds ownership: 78.03%75.82% (-2.2%)

Holders
3,248
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
AAM
1901
Aureus Asset Management
Massachusetts
$862K
SWK
1902
Stephen W. Kidder
$861K
HPIA
1903
Hamilton Point Investment Advisors
North Carolina
$860K
ACG
1904
Allen Capital Group
Nebraska
$860K
KA
1905
Klingman & Associates
New York
$855K
WA
1906
WBH Advisory
Maryland
$855K
FWM
1907
Forefront Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$853K
BOJHT
1908
Bank of Jackson Hole Trust
Wyoming
$852K
NME
1909
Notis-McConarty Edward
$852K
FWC
1910
First Washington Corp
Washington
$850K
PFA
1911
Plotkin Financial Advisors
Maryland
$848K
CBT
1912
CoreFirst Bank & Trust
Kansas
$848K
FWA
1913
FSM Wealth Advisors
Ohio
$844K
GWM
1914
Graybill Wealth Management
Illinois
$843K
GS
1915
GTS Securities
New York
$842K
AFAS
1916
Acorn Financial Advisory Services
Virginia
$839K
HPBT
1917
Hickory Point Bank & Trust
Illinois
$836K
GWANC
1918
Guardian Wealth Advisors (North Carolina)
North Carolina
$836K
PFGIA
1919
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Massachusetts
$836K
SOAMC
1920
Spirit of America Management Corp
New York
$835K
PIMG
1921
Patriot Investment Management Group
Tennessee
$835K
EAM
1922
Empirical Asset Management
Massachusetts
$834K
BBI
1923
Baxter Bros Inc
Connecticut
$833K
GPA
1924
Guerra Pan Advisors
New Jersey
$833K
EA
1925
Everpar Advisors
Oklahoma
$833K