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
FWM
1926
Forefront Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$853K
BOJHT
1927
Bank of Jackson Hole Trust
Wyoming
$852K
NME
1928
Notis-McConarty Edward
$852K
FWC
1929
First Washington Corp
Washington
$850K
PFA
1930
Plotkin Financial Advisors
Maryland
$848K
CBT
1931
CoreFirst Bank & Trust
Kansas
$848K
FWA
1932
FSM Wealth Advisors
Ohio
$844K
GWM
1933
Graybill Wealth Management
Illinois
$843K
GS
1934
GTS Securities
New York
$842K
AFAS
1935
Acorn Financial Advisory Services
Virginia
$839K
HPBT
1936
Hickory Point Bank & Trust
Illinois
$836K
GWANC
1937
Guardian Wealth Advisors (North Carolina)
North Carolina
$836K
PFGIA
1938
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Massachusetts
$836K
SOAMC
1939
Spirit of America Management Corp
New York
$835K
PIMG
1940
Patriot Investment Management Group
Tennessee
$835K
EAM
1941
Empirical Asset Management
Massachusetts
$834K
BBI
1942
Baxter Bros Inc
Connecticut
$833K
GPA
1943
Guerra Pan Advisors
New Jersey
$833K
EA
1944
Everpar Advisors
Oklahoma
$833K
KTC
1945
Kentucky Trust Company
Kentucky
$832K
DIP
1946
Davis Investment Partners
North Carolina
$831K
BCM
1947
Blume Capital Management
California
$831K
WIM
1948
Waverton Investment Management
United Kingdom
$830K
WWC
1949
Waypoint Wealth Counsel
Georgia
$828K
AI
1950
Accredited Investors
Minnesota
$827K