3,255 hedge funds and large institutions have $159B invested in Merck in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 191 funds opening new positions, 1,332 increasing their positions, 1,399 reducing their positions, and 147 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: $ → $

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,332 | Existing positions reduced: 1,399

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3,2963,255 (-41)

2.2% less ownership

Funds ownership: 78.07%75.87% (-2.2%)

Holders
3,255
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
NFG
2301
Nadler Financial Group
Illinois
$496K
CH
2302
Canton Hathaway
Rhode Island
$495K
CFG
2303
Cooper Financial Group
California
$494K
SQA
2304
Simon Quick Advisors
New Jersey
$493K
TWP
2305
Tower Wealth Partners
Pennsylvania
$493K
SAMT
2306
Select Asset Management & Trust
Pennsylvania
$493K
IP
2307
Ignite Planners
California
$493K
SCA
2308
St. Clair Advisors
Ohio
$493K
PAM
2309
PCG Asset Management
New Jersey
$491K
DFG
2310
Demars Financial Group
Washington
$490K
PS
2311
Planned Solutions
California
$490K
RA
2312
Riversedge Advisors
Delaware
$490K
TAM
2313
Townsend Asset Management
North Carolina
$490K
PWA
2314
Phoenix Wealth Advisors
North Carolina
$488K
TCA
2315
Trifecta Capital Advisors
Illinois
$488K
LIM
2316
Lathrop Investment Management
Arkansas
$488K
SLC
2317
Second Line Capital
Louisiana
$487K
BSB
2318
Bangor Savings Bank
Maine
$486K
FTC
2319
Farmers Trust Company
Ohio
$485K
CIA
2320
Cohen Investment Advisors
New Hampshire
$485K
TC
2321
TFR Capital
Texas
$485K
CWM
2322
Compass Wealth Management
Connecticut
$484K
VC
2323
Vestor Capital
Illinois
$484K
NCTC
2324
New Covenant Trust Company
Indiana
$484K
DIM
2325
Delta Investment Management
California
$484K