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Merck & Co., Inc.

MRK
Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Pharmaceutical Preparations
SEC CIK
0000310158

In the last 90 days, Merck & Co., Inc. insiders filed 0 open-market purchases and 7 sales; 3,854 institutions reported holding it in 13F filings for Q2 2026, worth $254.3B in total; 4 superinvestors hold it, including Harris Associates (Oakmark) and Fairfax Financial.

13F holders, Q2 2021

Institutional positions in Merck & Co., Inc. as of Jun 30, 2021. Investment managers with $100 million or more in US stocks report their long positions on Form 13F within 45 days after each quarter ends. How 13F works

Institutional holders
2,684
+22 vs. Q1 2021
Shares held
1.86B
+10.7M (+0.6%) vs. Q1 2021
Total value
$144.3B
+$2.07B (+1.5%) vs. Q1 2021
New holders
136
1,285 more added
Sold out
114
961 more reduced

31 institutions that held it in Q1 2021 haven't filed for Q2 2021 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q1 2021: new holders, sold out and not filed yet

Holders and value by quarter

Institutions reporting MRK on Form 13F each quarter since Q1 2021, and the total value they reported. Values are as of each quarter end, so they also move with the share price.

Institutional holdersQ2 2021: 2,684 institutions
Q1 2021: 2,693 institutionsQ2 2021: 2,684 institutionsQ3 2021: 2,658 institutionsQ4 2021: 2,910 institutionsQ1 2022: 2,962 institutionsQ2 2022: 3,020 institutionsQ3 2022: 2,997 institutionsQ4 2022: 3,244 institutionsQ1 2023: 3,188 institutionsQ2 2023: 3,262 institutionsQ3 2023: 3,222 institutionsQ4 2023: 3,444 institutionsQ1 2024: 3,547 institutionsQ2 2024: 3,558 institutionsQ3 2024: 3,502 institutionsQ4 2024: 3,618 institutionsQ1 2025: 3,459 institutionsQ2 2025: 3,337 institutionsQ3 2025: 3,319 institutionsQ4 2025: 3,674 institutionsQ1 2026: 3,812 institutionsQ2 2026: 3,854 institutions
Value heldQ2 2021: $144.3B
Q1 2021: $143.2BQ2 2021: $144.3BQ3 2021: $138.8BQ4 2021: $142.2BQ1 2022: $152.1BQ2 2022: $171.5BQ3 2022: $162.7BQ4 2022: $212.2BQ1 2023: $205.1BQ2 2023: $222.8BQ3 2023: $197.7BQ4 2023: $211.6BQ1 2024: $256.9BQ2 2024: $242.3BQ3 2024: $221.8BQ4 2024: $196.9BQ1 2025: $177.7BQ2 2025: $155.9BQ3 2025: $159.8BQ4 2025: $206.6BQ1 2026: $231.9BQ2 2026: $254.3B
Institutions holding MRK and their total value by quarter
QuarterHoldersValue
Q2 20263,854$254.3B
Q1 20263,812$231.9B
Q4 20253,674$206.6B
Q3 20253,319$159.8B
Q2 20253,337$155.9B
Q1 20253,459$177.7B
Q4 20243,618$196.9B
Q3 20243,502$221.8B
Q2 20243,558$242.3B
Q1 20243,547$256.9B
Q4 20233,444$211.6B
Q3 20233,222$197.7B
Q2 20233,262$222.8B
Q1 20233,188$205.1B
Q4 20223,244$212.2B
Q3 20222,997$162.7B
Q2 20223,020$171.5B
Q1 20222,962$152.1B
Q4 20212,910$142.2B
Q3 20212,658$138.8B
Q2 20212,684$144.3B
Q1 20212,693$143.2B

Institutions, Q2 2021

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Merck & Co., Inc.; share changes are against Q1 2021.

Institutions holding MRK in Q2 2021
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Vanguard Group Inc225,553,790$17.5B0.44%+347,861+0.2%Added
BlackRock Inc.187,155,493$14.6B0.41%−6,772,917−3.5%Reduced
State Street Corp114,073,945$8.94B0.47%+1,385,011+1.2%Added
Wellington Management Group LLP48,406,837$3.76B0.63%+8,810,252+22.3%Added
Geode Capital Management, LLC44,209,748$3.43B0.47%+1,435,230+3.4%Added
Franklin Resources Inc38,804,709$3.02B1.15%+3,348,929+9.4%Added
Bank of America Corp35,286,161$2.74B0.31%−1,327,996−3.6%Reduced
Northern Trust Corp31,261,433$2.43B0.43%−824,860−2.6%Reduced
Bank of New York Mellon Corp29,620,305$2.30B0.45%−950,223−3.1%Reduced
Capital International Investors28,915,476$2.25B0.51%−4,263,958−12.9%Reduced
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc26,293,818$2.04B0.68%+3,594,415+15.8%Added
Morgan Stanley26,289,496$2.04B0.27%+3,832,086+17.1%Added
Norges Bank25,792,535$2.01B0.43%−1,480,153−5.4%Reduced
Massachusetts Financial Services Co24,686,997$1.92B0.56%−46,154−0.2%Reduced
Deutsche Bank AG21,656,867$1.68B0.82%+430,292+2.0%Added
Wells Fargo & Company21,389,655$1.66B0.37%−957,686−4.3%Reduced
JPMorgan Chase & Co20,987,079$1.63B0.21%−4,151,132−16.5%Reduced
Legal & General Group Plc18,284,217$1.42B0.48%+1,269,432+7.5%Added
Janus Henderson Group PLC17,710,287$1.38B0.59%−5,758,495−24.5%Reduced
Price T Rowe Associates Inc15,373,402$1.20B0.11%−2,542,520−14.2%Reduced
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co14,631,150$1.14B1.14%00.0%Unchanged
Nuveen Asset Management, LLC14,397,179$1.12B0.33%−5,380,403−27.2%Reduced
LSV Asset Management14,306,091$1.11B1.89%+4,628,832+47.8%Added
Invesco Ltd.13,773,317$1.07B0.26%+2,551,921+22.7%Added
Royal Bank of Canada13,423,547$1.04B0.29%−1,938,389−12.6%Reduced
Ameriprise Financial Inc13,397,054$1.04B0.32%−2,908,643−17.8%Reduced
California Public Employees Retirement System13,327,716$1.04B0.78%+15,480+0.1%Added
Nordea Investment Management AB12,924,238$1.01B1.34%+2,101,567+19.4%Added
Macquarie Group Ltd11,756,251$914.2M0.75%+974,638+9.0%Added
UBS Asset Management Americas Inc11,628,859$904.4M0.39%−632,801−5.2%Reduced
UBS Group AG10,772,155$837.8M0.35%+1,437,460+15.4%Added
Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC10,532,273$819.1M0.46%+368,227+3.6%Added
FMR LLC10,357,873$805.5M0.06%+4,165,565+67.3%Added
Swiss National Bank10,317,632$802.4M0.49%−429,225−4.0%Reduced
Fisher Asset Management, LLC10,316,812$802.3M0.50%+458,571+4.7%Added
Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC10,145,652$789.0M2.53%+9,433,323+1,324.3%Added
Amundi10,093,583$785.0M0.55%+10,093,583New
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP9,913,768$771.0M0.24%−232,786−2.3%Reduced
Clearbridge Investments, LLC9,882,766$768.6M0.53%−237,182−2.3%Reduced
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.9,222,142$717.2M0.65%+48,684+0.5%Added
Berkshire Hathaway IncSuperinvestorBerkshire Hathaway9,157,192$712.2M0.24%−8,725,196−48.8%Reduced
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.8,744,990$680.1M0.40%−387,633−4.2%Reduced
Raymond James & Associates8,380,191$651.7M0.59%+788,235+10.4%Added
Bank of Montreal8,313,513$642.3M0.33%+1,500,055+22.0%Added
Goldman Sachs Group Inc7,658,689$595.6M0.16%−688,092−8.2%Reduced
Credit Suisse AG7,329,301$565.9M0.44%+192,916+2.7%Added
Principal Financial Group Inc7,227,226$562.1M0.36%+464,160+6.9%Added
Federated Hermes, Inc.7,054,275$548.6M1.02%+1,521,965+27.5%Added
Alliancebernstein L.P.7,020,149$546.0M0.22%−453,733−6.1%Reduced
Stifel Financial Corp6,515,556$506.7M0.76%+13,986+0.2%Added
Putnam Investments LLC6,067,887$471.9M0.73%+1,256,075+26.1%Added
Capital World Investors6,030,755$469.0M0.08%−6,598,396−52.2%Reduced
Schroder Investment Management Group5,667,960$440.8M0.55%+1,296,907+29.7%Added
New York State Common Retirement Fund5,592,593$434.9M0.45%−37,976−0.7%Reduced
Two Sigma Advisers, LP5,479,299$426.1M1.12%+1,837,100+50.4%Added
Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership5,394,474$419.5M0.52%−1,070,264−16.6%Reduced
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board5,262,246$409.2M0.49%+9,995+0.2%Added
Truist Financial Corp5,242,430$407.7M0.67%+50,143+1.0%Added
Citigroup Inc5,101,874$396.8M0.35%+36,861+0.7%Added
AQR Capital Management LLC4,909,970$379.8M0.66%−1,548,659−24.0%Reduced
Swedbank AB4,803,461$373.6M0.70%+261,191+5.8%Added
Barclays PLC4,708,589$366.2M0.30%+979,898+26.3%Added
HSBC Holdings PLC4,691,410$364.4M0.43%−195,421−4.0%Reduced
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale4,716,091$362.4M1.06%+298,561+6.8%Added
California State Teachers Retirement System4,603,916$358.0M0.45%−408,448−8.1%Reduced
First Trust Advisors LP4,443,370$345.6M0.37%+1,620,114+57.4%Added
Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.4,436,658$345.0M0.76%−64,548−1.4%Reduced
DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main4,343,323$337.8M0.56%+2,892,142+199.3%Added
Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A.4,318,307$335.8M2.30%+661,686+18.1%Added
Envestnet Asset Management Inc4,292,936$333.9M0.19%+350,661+8.9%Added
Bahl & Gaynor Inc4,186,174$325.6M1.98%+521,549+14.2%Added
Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd.4,110,081$319.6M1.90%+753,653+22.5%Added
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The4,004,874$311.5M0.25%−1,494,205−27.2%Reduced
Rhumbline Advisers3,885,418$302.2M0.40%−187,129−4.6%Reduced
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.3,872,555$301.2M0.35%−5,930,639−60.5%Reduced
Susquehanna International Group, LLP3,841,753$298.8M0.33%+413,741+12.1%Added
AMF Pensionsforsakring AB3,825,669$297.9M2.06%+1,074,144+39.0%Added
OrbiMed Advisors LLC3,732,400$290.3M2.97%00.0%Unchanged
Laurion Capital Management LP3,659,534$284.6M4.50%+3,646,541+28,065.4%Added
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC3,571,878$277.8M1.39%+291,195+8.9%Added
Sarasin & Partners LLP3,442,002$267.7M2.79%+484,963+16.4%Added
Korea Investment CORP3,415,572$265.6M0.76%−130,014−3.7%Reduced
Fayez Sarofim & Co3,413,198$265.4M0.89%−10,314−0.3%Reduced
American Century Companies Inc3,388,379$263.5M0.18%−1,270,513−27.3%Reduced
National Pension Service3,294,399$256.2M0.49%+48,380+1.5%Added
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System3,264,156$253.9M0.48%−93,324−2.8%Reduced
Eaton Vance Management3,263,083$253.8M0.34%−42,879−1.3%Reduced
Allianz Asset Management GmbH3,195,170$248.5M0.22%+178,079+5.9%Added
Two Sigma Investments, LP3,192,117$248.3M0.66%+760,468+31.3%Added
New York State Teachers Retirement System3,164,924$246.1M0.51%−150,907−4.6%Reduced
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.3,071,890$238.6M0.40%+28,212+0.9%Added
TD Asset Management Inc3,054,118$234.8M0.24%−454,300−12.9%Reduced
Great West Life Assurance Co3,019,914$234.8M0.54%−360,662−10.7%Reduced
London Co of Virginia3,011,277$234.2M1.25%+16,866+0.6%Added
Alecta Pensionsforsakring, Omsesidigt2,960,000$230.2M1.06%00.0%Unchanged
Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc2,950,302$229.4M0.46%−530,181−15.2%Reduced
Citadel Advisors LLC2,950,110$229.4M0.24%−1,431,650−32.7%Reduced
Baird Financial Group, Inc.2,906,205$226.0M0.59%+286,064+10.9%Added
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.2,848,973$221.6M0.45%+172,816+6.5%Added
APG Asset Management N.V.3,231,391$211.9M0.36%−174,411−5.1%Reduced