3,589 hedge funds and large institutions have $207B invested in Merck in 2025 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 511 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: 3,2903,589 (+299)

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
3,589
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
OL
2126
Optas LLC
Texas
$854K
SAM
2127
Smithbridge Asset Management
Pennsylvania
$854K
ANC
2128
Ames National Corp
Iowa
$853K
SOAM
2129
SBI Okasan Asset Management
Japan
$853K
OFS
2130
OneAscent Financial Services
Alabama
$851K
GWM
2131
Greenwich Wealth Management
Connecticut
$848K
SCA
2132
STALEY CAPITAL ADVISERS
Pennsylvania
$847K
HBT
2133
Heartland Bank & Trust
Illinois
$847K
CPIA
2134
Cornell Pochily Investment Advisors
New York
$845K
JWBC
2135
J.W. Burns & Co
New York
$844K
BAM
2136
Beaumont Asset Management
Texas
$844K
OCM
2137
Orion Capital Management
California
$843K
DWM
2138
Diversify Wealth Management
Utah
$842K
IGGA
2139
Iron Gate Global Advisors
Utah
$842K
DWM
2140
Drive Wealth Management
Utah
$842K
SP
2141
SmartHarvest Portfolios
Washington
$841K
HFM
2142
Hartford Funds Management
Pennsylvania
$839K
PAS
2143
Professional Advisory Services
Florida
$839K
BIG
2144
Builder Investment Group
Georgia
$837K
AFM
2145
Armstrong Fleming & Moore
District of Columbia
$836K
A
2146
Argentarii
Ohio
$834K
BWP
2147
Barlow Wealth Partners
Kentucky
$833K
KWMG
2148
King Wealth Management Group
Florida
$831K
SEIA
2149
Signature Estate & Investment Advisors
California
$829K
EIA
2150
Eldridge Investment Advisors
New Hampshire
$828K