3,248 hedge funds and large institutions have $159B invested in Merck in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 192 funds opening new positions, 1,328 increasing their positions, 1,397 reducing their positions, and 147 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:

more call options, than puts

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

more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10:

more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $ → $

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,328 | Existing positions reduced: 1,397

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3,2933,248 (-45)

2.21% less ownership

Funds ownership: 78.03%75.82% (-2.2%)

Holders
3,248
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
46
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$2.83B
Puts
$2.51B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Sellers

1 -$863M
2 -$579M
3 -$452M
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$291M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$283M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
CWMK
2101
Caliber Wealth Management (Kansas)
Kansas
$643K
MEAC
2102
M.E. Allison & Co
Texas
$641K
1CP
2103
17 Capital Partners
Arizona
$641K
GSC
2104
G&S Capital
Colorado
$640K
FA
2105
Faithward Advisors
Pennsylvania
$638K
SFG
2106
Stonebridge Financial Group
Pennsylvania
$638K
QC
2107
Quent Capital
New York
$637K
RWI
2108
Red Wave Investments
Pennsylvania
$636K
AFC
2109
AFT Forsyth & Company
Florida
$634K
SWA
2110
SOA Wealth Advisors
New York
$633K
WMA
2111
West Michigan Advisors
Michigan
$631K
AP
2112
Appleton Partners
Massachusetts
$630K
MAM
2113
Meeder Asset Management
Ohio
$628K
SFO
2114
Stokes Family Office
Louisiana
$628K
MFG
2115
Mosaic Financial Group
Illinois
$626K
LGA
2116
Lebenthal Global Advisors
New York
$624K
TL
2117
Tradewinds LLC
North Carolina
$624K
WSCM
2118
Wellington Shields Capital Management
New York
$624K
CIC
2119
Chase Investment Counsel
Virginia
$624K
NFA
2120
Northern Financial Advisors
Michigan
$623K
TPWA
2121
TRUE Private Wealth Advisors
Oregon
$623K
WPA
2122
Wealth Preservation Advisors
Tennessee
$622K
FWM
2123
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$622K
CSI
2124
Cross Staff Investments
New York
$621K
TA
2125
Townsend & Associates
Colorado
$620K