3,287 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, 1,275 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: 1,275 | 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
3,287
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
FWC
1926
First Washington Corp
Washington
$802K
PGF
1927
Plan Group Financial
Oklahoma
$801K
LIM
1928
Loudon Investment Management
New Hampshire
$800K
PFA
1929
Plotkin Financial Advisors
Maryland
$800K
PIMG
1930
Patriot Investment Management Group
Tennessee
$798K
EAM
1931
Everstar Asset Management
North Carolina
$797K
FPCP
1932
Fort Point Capital Partners
California
$797K
GWM
1933
Graybill Wealth Management
Illinois
$795K
KTC
1934
Kentucky Trust Company
Kentucky
$789K
AFAS
1935
Acorn Financial Advisory Services
Virginia
$788K
GWANC
1936
Guardian Wealth Advisors (North Carolina)
North Carolina
$787K
RPCONE
1937
Retirement Planning Company of New England
Rhode Island
$787K
IDA
1938
Intelligence Driven Advisers
California
$787K
WSCM
1939
Wellington Shields Capital Management
New York
$786K
CBT
1940
CoreFirst Bank & Trust
Kansas
$785K
OWP
1941
Obermeyer Wealth Partners
Colorado
$783K
WIM
1942
Waverton Investment Management
United Kingdom
$782K
AI
1943
Accredited Investors
Minnesota
$779K
JWWM
1944
Johnson & White Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$778K
ATC
1945
Adirondack Trust Company
New York
$778K
CMP
1946
Coston McIsaac & Partners
Maine
$777K
AF
1947
Alerus Financial
North Dakota
$777K
CA
1948
Crewe Advisors
Utah
$775K
KA
1949
Klingman & Associates
New York
$775K
RZH
1950
Relyea Zuckerberg Hanson
Connecticut
$773K