3,590 hedge funds and large institutions have $207B invested in Merck in 2025 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 512 funds opening new positions, 1,362 increasing their positions, 1,386 reducing their positions, and 129 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: $ → $

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3,2903,590 (+300)

3.3% more ownership

Funds ownership: 76.04%79.34% (+3.3%)

2% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,362 | Existing positions reduced: 1,386

Holders
3,590
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
77
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$3.75B
Puts
$2.61B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
MFG
2001
Magnus Financial Group
New York
$998K
CSC
2002
Caldwell Sutter Capital
California
$997K
PWM
2003
Paulson Wealth Management
Illinois
$996K
CMP
2004
Coston McIsaac & Partners
Maine
$991K
FNB
2005
Farmers National Bank
Kentucky
$989K
FAM
2006
Formidable Asset Management
Ohio
$985K
BWA
2007
Blodgett Wealth Advisors
California
$982K
TBNY
2008
Trustco Bank (New York)
New York
$982K
IRC
2009
Investors Research Corp
Georgia
$982K
GWA
2010
Gratus Wealth Advisors
Virginia
$981K
MCA
2011
MSH Capital Advisors
Arizona
$980K
SPA
2012
Shore Point Advisors
New Jersey
$979K
BFS
2013
BridgePort Financial Solutions
Iowa
$976K
FFG
2014
Frisch Financial Group
New York
$976K
OWG
2015
Oxford Wealth Group
Florida
$975K
SOAMC
2016
Spirit of America Management Corp
New York
$974K
MPWS
2017
McCarter Private Wealth Services
Massachusetts
$974K
AWMG
2018
Alliance Wealth Management Group
New Jersey
$973K
TCM
2019
Towercrest Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$973K
XWL
2020
XXI Wealth LLC
Illinois
$973K
PIMG
2021
Patriot Investment Management Group
Tennessee
$971K
MCM
2022
Maple Capital Management
Vermont
$970K
CWM
2023
Connecticut Wealth Management
Connecticut
$970K
BB
2024
Burford Brothers
Texas
$968K
GC
2025
Gilbert & Cook
Iowa
$959K