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3,649 hedge funds and large institutions have $207B invested in Merck in 2025 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 544 funds opening new positions, 1,372 increasing their positions, 1,398 reducing their positions, and 131 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

315% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 544 | Existing positions closed: 131

67% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4677 (+31)

43% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.76B | Put options by funds: $2.62B

30% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $160B → $207B (+$47.2B)

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3,3083,649 (+341)

2.9% more ownership

Funds ownership: 76.23%79.13% (+2.9%)

2% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,372 | Existing positions reduced: 1,398

Holders
3,649
Holders Change
+341
Holders Change %
+10.31%
% of All Funds
44.4%
Holding in Top 10
77
Holding in Top 10 Change
+31
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+67.39%
% of All Funds
0.94%
New
544
Increased
1,372
Reduced
1,398
Closed
131
Calls
$3.76B
Puts
$2.62B
Net Calls
+$1.14B
Net Calls Change
+$810M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
MCM
2126
McRae Capital Management
New Jersey
$870K -$27.1K -289 -3%
QC
2127
Quent Capital
New York
$869K +$62.6K +667 +9%
CGA
2128
Crescent Grove Advisors
Illinois
$868K -$120K -1,276 -13%
EA
2129
Everpar Advisors
Oklahoma
$866K -$159K -1,697 -17%
WGAM
2130
Wilkinson Global Asset Management
New York
$864K -$1.64M -17,500 -68%
WAAG
2131
Wealth Alliance Advisory Group
Kansas
$863K +$12.7K +135 +2%
EFG
2132
Ethos Financial Group
Pennsylvania
$863K +$156K +1,664 +26%
DWAM
2133
Duncan Williams Asset Management
Tennessee
$861K -$3.94K -42 -0.6%
CIM
2134
CIM Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$861K
CWP
2135
CFM Wealth Partners
Texas
$860K -$56.3K -600 -7%
BIM
2136
Barton Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$859K
QLSGSCF
2137
Quent Long Short Global Small Cap Fund
New York
$859K +$766K +8,157 New
LA
2138
Legacy Advisors
Pennsylvania
$858K +$75.2K +801 +11%
EWS
2139
Eagle Wealth Strategies
New Jersey
$857K +$207K +2,200 +37%
SLG
2140
Stanley-Laman Group
Pennsylvania
$856K +$508K +5,413 +199%
FFIC
2141
First Fiduciary Investment Counsel
Ohio
$855K
ACM
2142
Aurdan Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$855K
FMTC
2143
Farmers & Merchants Trust Company
California
$855K -$458K -4,880 -38%
OL
2144
Optas LLC
Texas
$854K +$199K +2,124 +35%
SAM
2145
Smithbridge Asset Management
Pennsylvania
$854K +$762K +8,114 New
ANC
2146
Ames National Corp
Iowa
$853K -$114K -1,210 -13%
SOAM
2147
SBI Okasan Asset Management
Japan
$853K +$751K +8,000 New
OFS
2148
OneAscent Financial Services
Alabama
$851K +$73.1K +779 +11%
BWA
2149
Basecamp Wealth Advisors
Washington
$849K +$757K +8,066 New
GWM
2150
Greenwich Wealth Management
Connecticut
$848K -$26.2K -279 -3%