3,416 hedge funds and large institutions have $177B invested in Merck in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 179 funds opening new positions, 1,332 increasing their positions, 1,586 reducing their positions, and 277 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $ | Put options by funds: $

less ownership

Funds ownership:

less funds holding

Funds holding:

less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $ → $

11% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7264 (-8)

16% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,332 | Existing positions reduced: 1,586

35% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 179 | Existing positions closed: 277

Holders
3,416
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
64
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$2.57B
Puts
$2.32B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
2176
$700K
2177
$699K
2178
$699K
2179
$697K
2180
$696K
2181
$695K
2182
$695K
2183
$695K
2184
$694K
2185
$694K
2186
$693K
2187
$692K
2188
$690K
2189
$690K
2190
$689K
2191
$688K
2192
$687K
2193
$686K
2194
$686K
2195
$684K
2196
$683K
2197
$681K
2198
$680K
2199
$678K
2200
$678K