3,274 hedge funds and large institutions have $159B invested in Merck in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 190 funds opening new positions, 1,338 increasing their positions, 1,411 reducing their positions, and 150 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:

more call options, than puts

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

more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10:

more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $ → $

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3,3023,274 (-28)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,338 | Existing positions reduced: 1,411

2.14% less ownership

Funds ownership: 78.17%76.03% (-2.1%)

Holders
3,274
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
46
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$2.83B
Puts
$2.51B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Sellers

1 -$863M
2 -$579M
3 -$452M
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$291M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$283M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
FWI
2301
Facet Wealth Inc
Maryland
$501K
MWA
2302
Midland Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$500K
CCA
2303
Cottonwood Capital Advisors
Utah
$500K
EWS
2304
Eagle Wealth Strategies
New Jersey
$499K
MWM
2305
Mattern Wealth Management
Kansas
$498K
GAMC
2306
Garner Asset Management Corp
Texas
$498K
1WM
2307
1900 Wealth Management
Texas
$498K
KA
2308
KDT Advisors
New York
$497K
IFS
2309
Ifrah Financial Services
Arkansas
$497K
ACM
2310
Aljian Capital Management
Nevada
$497K
NFG
2311
Nadler Financial Group
Illinois
$496K
CH
2312
Canton Hathaway
Rhode Island
$495K
CFG
2313
Cooper Financial Group
California
$494K
SQA
2314
Simon Quick Advisors
New Jersey
$493K
TWP
2315
Tower Wealth Partners
Pennsylvania
$493K
SAMT
2316
Select Asset Management & Trust
Pennsylvania
$493K
IP
2317
Ignite Planners
California
$493K
SCA
2318
St. Clair Advisors
Ohio
$493K
PAM
2319
PCG Asset Management
New Jersey
$491K
DFG
2320
Demars Financial Group
Washington
$490K
PS
2321
Planned Solutions
California
$490K
RA
2322
Riversedge Advisors
Delaware
$490K
TAM
2323
Townsend Asset Management
North Carolina
$490K
PWA
2324
Phoenix Wealth Advisors
North Carolina
$488K
TCA
2325
Trifecta Capital Advisors
Illinois
$488K