3,289 hedge funds and large institutions have $159B invested in Merck in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 189 funds opening new positions, 1,344 increasing their positions, 1,420 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: 3,3103,289 (-21)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,344 | Existing positions reduced: 1,420

2.22% less ownership

Funds ownership: 78.27%76.04% (-2.2%)

Holders
3,289
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 -$847M
2 -$568M
3 -$443M
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$285M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$278M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
RGF
1901
Retirement Guys Formula
Ohio
$873K
MFC
1902
Mechanics Financial Corp
Ohio
$872K
AHB
1903
Abner Herrman & Brock
New Jersey
$872K
THCM
1904
Taylor Hoffman Capital Management
Virginia
$872K
MKC
1905
M. Kraus & Co
Vermont
$871K
WIA
1906
Westbourne Investment Advisors
Maryland
$871K
LD
1907
Lipe & Dalton
New York
$870K
GHAM
1908
Gilman Hill Asset Management
Connecticut
$869K
GF
1909
Gries Financial
Ohio
$868K
SM
1910
Stonegate Management
Illinois
$868K
SOS
1911
Silver Oak Securities
Tennessee
$868K
RPCONE
1912
Retirement Planning Company of New England
Rhode Island
$867K
MPPW
1913
Mitchell & Pahl Private Wealth
Oklahoma
$866K
VCP
1914
Verus Capital Partners
Arizona
$866K
RWP
1915
Ridgecrest Wealth Partners
California
$866K
UIM
1916
Unified Investment Management
Georgia
$865K
PWM
1917
Prentice Wealth Management
New York
$865K
FDCP
1918
Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners
Massachusetts
$864K
QFW
1919
QTR Family Wealth
Florida
$863K
AAM
1920
Aureus Asset Management
Massachusetts
$862K
SWK
1921
Stephen W. Kidder
$861K
HPIA
1922
Hamilton Point Investment Advisors
North Carolina
$860K
ACG
1923
Allen Capital Group
Nebraska
$860K
KA
1924
Klingman & Associates
New York
$855K
WA
1925
WBH Advisory
Maryland
$855K