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
PPWP
2001
Premier Path Wealth Partners
New Jersey
$725K
HFM
2002
Hartford Funds Management
Pennsylvania
$725K
RL
2003
Rogco LP
Oklahoma
$725K
AIM
2004
Advyzon Investment Management
Illinois
$723K
WP
2005
WealthPLAN Partners
Nebraska
$723K
TCM
2006
Towercrest Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$722K
AWMG
2007
Alliance Wealth Management Group
New Jersey
$722K
BIG
2008
Brookwood Investment Group
Arizona
$722K
CM
2009
Capula Management
Cayman Islands
$721K
AFP
2010
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
$720K
AWP
2011
Abacus Wealth Partners
California
$719K
FWA
2012
FSM Wealth Advisors
Ohio
$717K
I
2013
InvesTrust
Oklahoma
$717K
MSR
2014
Main Street Research
Connecticut
$717K
FBFS
2015
First Business Financial Services
Wisconsin
$716K
LAI
2016
Legal Advantage Investments
California
$716K
CFA
2017
Capstone Financial Advisors
Illinois
$715K
MMM
2018
Mendel Money Management
Illinois
$715K
DW30
2019
Drucker Wealth 3.0
New Jersey
$713K
LAM
2020
Lynch Asset Management
Pennsylvania
$712K
SLWA
2021
San Luis Wealth Advisors
California
$711K
BWP
2022
Barlow Wealth Partners
Kentucky
$709K
SA
2023
Strategic Advisors
New York
$708K
LRPA
2024
L. Roy Papp & Associates
Arizona
$707K
SAA
2025
Southeast Asset Advisors
Georgia
$706K