3,279 hedge funds and large institutions have $155B invested in Merck in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 182 funds opening new positions, 1,273 increasing their positions, 1,517 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: 1,273 | Existing positions reduced: 1,517

27% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 182 | Existing positions closed: 251

34% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6442 (-22)

Holders
3,279
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
42
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
GAM
201
Groupama Asset Management
France
$61.9M
JSSH
202
J. Safra Sarasin Holding
$61.8M
WP
203
Woodline Partners
California
$61.6M
IG
204
ING Group
Netherlands
$61.5M
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
205
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$61.1M
CI Investments Inc
206
CI Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$60.6M
Boston Partners
207
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$60.5M
FWCM
208
Ferguson Wellman Capital Management
Oregon
$59.8M
CCM
209
Compass Capital Management
Minnesota
$59.8M
DnB Asset Management
210
DnB Asset Management
Norway
$59.7M
SOMRS
211
State of Michigan Retirement System
Michigan
$59M
Cetera Investment Advisers
212
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$58.4M
ASRS
213
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$58.2M
MT
214
Midwest Trust
Kansas
$58.1M
A
215
AustralianSuper
Australia
$58.1M
CB
216
Commerce Bank
Missouri
$57.9M
ELC
217
Edgar Lomax Company
Virginia
$57.4M
RBI
218
Raiffeisen Bank International
Austria
$57.3M
EIP
219
Epoch Investment Partners
New York
$57M
FFB
220
First Financial Bankshares
Texas
$56M
ORIO
221
Old Republic International (ORI)
Illinois
$55.9M
CLOS
222
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$55M
HPG
223
Harvest Portfolios Group
Ontario, Canada
$54.5M
AG
224
AIA Group
Hong Kong
$53.9M
Mirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings
225
Mirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings
Hong Kong
$53.9M