3,289 hedge funds and large institutions have $159B invested in Merck in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 189 funds opening new positions, 1,344 increasing their positions, 1,420 reducing their positions, and 150 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: $ → $

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3,3103,289 (-21)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,344 | Existing positions reduced: 1,420

2.22% less ownership

Funds ownership: 78.27%76.04% (-2.2%)

Holders
3,289
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 -$847M
2 -$568M
3 -$443M
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$285M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$278M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
FA
2126
Faithward Advisors
Pennsylvania
$638K
SFGP
2127
Stonebridge Financial Group (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$638K
QC
2128
Quent Capital
New York
$637K
RWI
2129
Red Wave Investments
Pennsylvania
$636K
AFC
2130
AFT Forsyth & Company
Florida
$634K
SWA
2131
SOA Wealth Advisors
New York
$633K
WMA
2132
West Michigan Advisors
Michigan
$631K
AP
2133
Appleton Partners
Massachusetts
$630K
MAM
2134
Meeder Asset Management
Ohio
$628K
SFO
2135
Stokes Family Office
Louisiana
$628K
MFG
2136
Mosaic Financial Group
Illinois
$626K
LGA
2137
Lebenthal Global Advisors
New York
$624K
TL
2138
Tradewinds LLC
North Carolina
$624K
WSCM
2139
Wellington Shields Capital Management
New York
$624K
CIC
2140
Chase Investment Counsel
Virginia
$624K
NFA
2141
Northern Financial Advisors
Michigan
$623K
TPWA
2142
TRUE Private Wealth Advisors
Oregon
$623K
WPA
2143
Wealth Preservation Advisors
Tennessee
$622K
FWM
2144
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$622K
CSI
2145
Cross Staff Investments
New York
$621K
TA
2146
Townsend & Associates
Colorado
$620K
UAML
2147
US Asset Management LLC
Pennsylvania
$620K
MF
2148
Magnetar Financial
Illinois
$618K
LA
2149
Legacy Advisors
Pennsylvania
$618K
YIM
2150
Yoffe Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$616K