3,617 hedge funds and large institutions have $207B invested in Merck in 2025 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 527 funds opening new positions, 1,366 increasing their positions, 1,393 reducing their positions, and 130 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:

more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10:

more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $ | Put options by funds: $

more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $ → $

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3,2953,617 (+322)

3.22% more ownership

Funds ownership: 76.15%79.37% (+3.2%)

2% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,366 | Existing positions reduced: 1,393

Holders
3,617
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
76
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$3.76B
Puts
$2.62B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SFWA
1976
Summit Financial Wealth Advisors
Louisiana
$1.04M
WE
1977
Wealth Effects
Massachusetts
$1.03M
LWP
1978
LFG Wealth Partners
Kentucky
$1.03M
SI
1979
Saxon Interests
Texas
$1.03M
GWANC
1980
Guardian Wealth Advisors (North Carolina)
North Carolina
$1.03M
PCMM
1981
Piedmont Capital Management (Montana)
Montana
$1.03M
PWAM
1982
Pinnacle West Asset Management
Wyoming
$1.03M
LFS
1983
Lighthouse Financial Services
California
$1.02M
ALAM
1984
Asahi Life Asset Management
Japan
$1.02M
EAM
1985
Empirical Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1.02M
AFAS
1986
Acorn Financial Advisory Services
Virginia
$1.02M
JSC
1987
Jackson Square Capital
California
$1.02M
LI
1988
Lafayette Investments
Maryland
$1.02M
CA
1989
Crewe Advisors
Utah
$1.02M
MAM
1990
Mirabaud Asset Management
United Kingdom
$1.02M
S
1991
Storgate
Texas
$1.02M
LAIC
1992
Lederer & Associates Investment Counsel
California
$1.02M
SFG
1993
SNS Financial Group
Minnesota
$1.02M
ACM
1994
ADAR1 Capital Management
Texas
$1.01M
CCFM
1995
Clear Creek Financial Management
Washington
$1.01M
CBT
1996
CoreFirst Bank & Trust
Kansas
$1.01M
PGF
1997
Plan Group Financial
Oklahoma
$1.01M
ESBC
1998
E.S. Barr & Co
Kentucky
$1.01M
THCM
1999
Taylor Hoffman Capital Management
Virginia
$1.01M
AA
2000
Alta Advisers
United Kingdom
$1.01M