3,607 hedge funds and large institutions have $207B invested in Merck in 2025 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 519 funds opening new positions, 1,366 increasing their positions, 1,391 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: 3,2933,607 (+314)

3.2% more ownership

Funds ownership: 76.14%79.33% (+3.2%)

2% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,366 | Existing positions reduced: 1,391

Holders
3,607
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
GWANC
1976
Guardian Wealth Advisors (North Carolina)
North Carolina
$1.03M
PCMM
1977
Piedmont Capital Management (Montana)
Montana
$1.03M
PWAM
1978
Pinnacle West Asset Management
Wyoming
$1.03M
LFS
1979
Lighthouse Financial Services
California
$1.02M
ALAM
1980
Asahi Life Asset Management
Japan
$1.02M
EAM
1981
Empirical Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1.02M
AFAS
1982
Acorn Financial Advisory Services
Virginia
$1.02M
JSC
1983
Jackson Square Capital
California
$1.02M
LI
1984
Lafayette Investments
Maryland
$1.02M
CA
1985
Crewe Advisors
Utah
$1.02M
MAM
1986
Mirabaud Asset Management
United Kingdom
$1.02M
S
1987
Storgate
Texas
$1.02M
LAIC
1988
Lederer & Associates Investment Counsel
California
$1.02M
SFG
1989
SNS Financial Group
Minnesota
$1.02M
ACM
1990
ADAR1 Capital Management
Texas
$1.01M
CCFM
1991
Clear Creek Financial Management
Washington
$1.01M
CBT
1992
CoreFirst Bank & Trust
Kansas
$1.01M
PGF
1993
Plan Group Financial
Oklahoma
$1.01M
ESBC
1994
E.S. Barr & Co
Kentucky
$1.01M
THCM
1995
Taylor Hoffman Capital Management
Virginia
$1.01M
AA
1996
Alta Advisers
United Kingdom
$1.01M
RRA
1997
Round Rock Advisors
Connecticut
$1.01M
FCG
1998
Fielder Capital Group
Tennessee
$1.01M
IFWM
1999
Institute for Wealth Management
Colorado
$1.01M
VWM
2000
Venturi Wealth Management
Texas
$1.01M