3,612 hedge funds and large institutions have $207B invested in Merck in 2025 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 524 funds opening new positions, 1,366 increasing their positions, 1,391 reducing their positions, and 130 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: $ → $

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3,2933,612 (+319)

3.22% more ownership

Funds ownership: 76.14%79.36% (+3.2%)

2% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,366 | Existing positions reduced: 1,391

Holders
3,612
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
76
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$3.76B
Puts
$2.62B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
QLSGSCF
2126
Quent Long Short Global Small Cap Fund
New York
$859K
LA
2127
Legacy Advisors
Pennsylvania
$858K
EWS
2128
Eagle Wealth Strategies
New Jersey
$857K
SLG
2129
Stanley-Laman Group
Pennsylvania
$856K
FFIC
2130
First Fiduciary Investment Counsel
Ohio
$855K
ACM
2131
Aurdan Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$855K
FMTC
2132
Farmers & Merchants Trust Company
California
$855K
OL
2133
Optas LLC
Texas
$854K
SAM
2134
Smithbridge Asset Management
Pennsylvania
$854K
ANC
2135
Ames National Corp
Iowa
$853K
SOAM
2136
SBI Okasan Asset Management
Japan
$853K
OFS
2137
OneAscent Financial Services
Alabama
$851K
GWM
2138
Greenwich Wealth Management
Connecticut
$848K
SCA
2139
STALEY CAPITAL ADVISERS
Pennsylvania
$847K
HBT
2140
Heartland Bank & Trust
Illinois
$847K
CPIA
2141
Cornell Pochily Investment Advisors
New York
$845K
JWBC
2142
J.W. Burns & Co
New York
$844K
BAM
2143
Beaumont Asset Management
Texas
$844K
OCM
2144
Orion Capital Management
California
$843K
DWM
2145
Diversify Wealth Management
Utah
$842K
IGGA
2146
Iron Gate Global Advisors
Utah
$842K
DWM
2147
Drive Wealth Management
Utah
$842K
SP
2148
SmartHarvest Portfolios
Washington
$841K
HFM
2149
Hartford Funds Management
Pennsylvania
$839K
PAS
2150
Professional Advisory Services
Florida
$839K