3,286 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
3,286
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
IPAM
2251
Investment Partners Asset Management
New Jersey
$524K
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
2252
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
British Columbia, Canada
$523K
FFP
2253
FourThought Financial Partners
Florida
$522K
IA
2254
IFG Advisors
Missouri
$521K
PTCG
2255
Pring Turner Capital Group
California
$518K
PSP
2256
Principal Street Partners
Tennessee
$516K
NWAG
2257
Net Worth Advisory Group
Utah
$516K
IRAG
2258
Investment Research & Advisory Group
Georgia
$516K
TA
2259
TFG Advisers
Michigan
$515K
ACA
2260
Atlas Capital Advisors
Wyoming
$514K
GSWM
2261
Golden State Wealth Management
California
$514K
OPW
2262
Osprey Private Wealth
New York
$512K
S
2263
Sachetta
Massachusetts
$511K
FH
2264
Financial Harvest
Florida
$511K
BFC
2265
Bedel Financial Consulting
Indiana
$510K
MCP
2266
Mirador Capital Partners
California
$509K
TAM
2267
Townsend Asset Management
North Carolina
$507K
CBUSF
2268
Construction & Building Unions Superannuation Fund
Australia
$507K
GKWIM
2269
Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management
California
$507K
I2I
2270
Insight 2811 Inc
Illinois
$506K
DFG
2271
Demars Financial Group
Washington
$506K
HWA
2272
HHM Wealth Advisors
Tennessee
$505K
SAM
2273
Summit Asset Management
Tennessee
$504K
FSC
2274
Full Sail Capital
Oklahoma
$504K
GWM
2275
Gibbs Wealth Management
Georgia
$502K