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3,648 hedge funds and large institutions have $207B invested in Merck in 2025 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 544 funds opening new positions, 1,372 increasing their positions, 1,398 reducing their positions, and 131 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

315% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 544 | Existing positions closed: 131

67% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4677 (+31)

43% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.76B | Put options by funds: $2.62B

30% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $160B → $207B (+$47.2B)

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3,3083,648 (+340)

2.9% more ownership

Funds ownership: 76.23%79.13% (+2.9%)

2% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,372 | Existing positions reduced: 1,398

Holders
3,648
Holders Change
+340
Holders Change %
+10.28%
% of All Funds
44.39%
Holding in Top 10
77
Holding in Top 10 Change
+31
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+67.39%
% of All Funds
0.94%
New
544
Increased
1,372
Reduced
1,398
Closed
131
Calls
$3.76B
Puts
$2.62B
Net Calls
+$1.14B
Net Calls Change
+$810M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SFG
2001
SNS Financial Group
Minnesota
$1.02M +$38.2K +407 +4%
ACM
2002
ADAR1 Capital Management
Texas
$1.01M -$835K -8,900 -48%
CCFM
2003
Clear Creek Financial Management
Washington
$1.01M +$83.8K +893 +10%
CBT
2004
CoreFirst Bank & Trust
Kansas
$1.01M -$46.8K -499 -5%
PGF
2005
Plan Group Financial
Oklahoma
$1.01M +$83.1K +885 +10%
ESBC
2006
E.S. Barr & Co
Kentucky
$1.01M +$518K +5,523 +136%
THCM
2007
Taylor Hoffman Capital Management
Virginia
$1.01M -$75.1K -800 -8%
AA
2008
Alta Advisers
United Kingdom
$1.01M -$282K -3,000 -24%
RRA
2009
Round Rock Advisors
Connecticut
$1.01M -$1.97K -21 -0.2%
FCG
2010
Fielder Capital Group
Tennessee
$1.01M +$530K +5,641 +144%
IFWM
2011
Institute for Wealth Management
Colorado
$1.01M +$60.3K +642 +7%
VWM
2012
Venturi Wealth Management
Texas
$1.01M +$90.1K +960 +11%
CG
2013
Corundum Group
Colorado
$1.01M -$17.6K -187 -2%
SN
2014
Sittner & Nelson
Oregon
$1M +$147K +1,570 +24%
MFG
2015
Magnus Financial Group
New York
$998K +$160K +1,704 +22%
CSC
2016
Caldwell Sutter Capital
California
$997K +$19.8K +211 +2%
PWM
2017
Paulson Wealth Management
Illinois
$996K -$24.5K -261 -3%
CMP
2018
Coston McIsaac & Partners
Maine
$991K -$41.1K -438 -4%
FNB
2019
Farmers National Bank
Kentucky
$989K -$18.3K -195 -2%
FAM
2020
Formidable Asset Management
Ohio
$985K -$153K -1,634 -12%
BWA
2021
Blodgett Wealth Advisors
California
$982K +$94 +1 +0%
TBNY
2022
Trustco Bank (New York)
New York
$982K +$18.8K +200 +2%
IRC
2023
Investors Research Corp
Georgia
$982K
GWA
2024
Gratus Wealth Advisors
Virginia
$981K -$105K -1,121 -11%
MCA
2025
MSH Capital Advisors
Arizona
$980K +$221K +2,350 +34%