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
RWI
2151
Red Wave Investments
Pennsylvania
$600K
QC
2152
Quent Capital
New York
$600K
CCFM
2153
Clear Creek Financial Management
Washington
$598K
AFC
2154
AFT Forsyth & Company
Florida
$598K
PMG
2155
ProVise Management Group
Florida
$597K
MWM
2156
Mattern Wealth Management
Kansas
$596K
BFS
2157
BridgePort Financial Solutions
Iowa
$596K
SWA
2158
SOA Wealth Advisors
New York
$595K
MPCG
2159
Matrix Private Capital Group
New York
$595K
FFG
2160
Fiduciary Financial Group
California
$595K
LGA
2161
Lebenthal Global Advisors
New York
$593K
OFS
2162
Orrstown Financial Services
Pennsylvania
$593K
MAM
2163
Meeder Asset Management
Ohio
$592K
SM
2164
Sweeney & Michel
California
$592K
MFG
2165
Mosaic Financial Group
Illinois
$590K
MSE
2166
MUFG Securities EMEA
United Kingdom
$587K
FWM
2167
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$587K
WPA
2168
Wealth Preservation Advisors
Tennessee
$586K
CSI
2169
Cross Staff Investments
New York
$586K
UAML
2170
US Asset Management LLC
Pennsylvania
$584K
PWM
2171
Pines Wealth Management
North Carolina
$584K
YIM
2172
Yoffe Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$581K
CAM
2173
Congress Asset Management
Massachusetts
$580K
BCM
2174
Beddow Capital Management
Wyoming
$578K
AOI
2175
Auto-Owners Insurance
Michigan
$578K