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
GPW
2101
Gray Private Wealth
Massachusetts
$641K
EIA
2102
Eldridge Investment Advisors
New Hampshire
$641K
SFC
2103
SYM Financial Corp
Indiana
$641K
SAI
2104
Savvy Advisors Inc
New York
$640K
SEIA
2105
Signature Estate & Investment Advisors
California
$639K
CA
2106
Cambridge Advisors
Nebraska
$638K
IGGA
2107
Iron Gate Global Advisors
Utah
$637K
SCA
2108
STALEY CAPITAL ADVISERS
Pennsylvania
$637K
AAM
2109
AMI Asset Management
California
$634K
NWM
2110
Northcape Wealth Management
New York
$634K
MUAMU
2111
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$633K
WH
2112
Willner & Heller
California
$633K
FWTB
2113
First Western Trust Bank
Colorado
$631K
PAS
2114
Professional Advisory Services
Florida
$631K
SWM
2115
Sculati Wealth Management
Michigan
$631K
CFA
2116
Camarda Financial Advisors
Florida
$630K
BPFA
2117
Barnes Pettey Financial Advisors
Mississippi
$630K
GEA
2118
Glen Eagle Advisors
New Jersey
$629K
FBB
2119
Fulton Breakefield Broenniman
Maryland
$629K
PBO
2120
Peoples Bank (Ohio)
Ohio
$629K
BIG
2121
Builder Investment Group
Georgia
$629K
AFM
2122
Armstrong Fleming & Moore
District of Columbia
$628K
CA
2123
Crumly & Associates
Illinois
$627K
FA
2124
Faithward Advisors
Pennsylvania
$626K
NFA
2125
Northern Financial Advisors
Michigan
$624K