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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, Q3 2021

Institutional positions in Merck & Co., Inc. as of Sep 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
2,658
+15 vs. Q2 2021
Shares held
1.85B
−4.78M (−0.3%) vs. Q2 2021
Total value
$138.8B
−$5.04B (−3.5%) vs. Q2 2021
New holders
116
1,243 more added
Sold out
101
978 more reduced

41 institutions that held it in Q2 2021 haven't filed for Q3 2021 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q2 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 holdersQ3 2021: 2,658 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 heldQ3 2021: $138.8B
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, Q3 2021

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Merck & Co., Inc.; share changes are against Q2 2021.

Institutions holding MRK in Q3 2021
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Vanguard Group Inc210,468,088$15.8B0.39%−15,085,702−6.7%Reduced
BlackRock Inc.187,897,289$14.1B0.40%+741,796+0.4%Added
State Street Corp115,536,595$8.75B0.46%+1,462,650+1.3%Added
Wellington Management Group LLP49,559,078$3.72B0.63%+1,152,241+2.4%Added
Geode Capital Management, LLC42,744,129$3.20B0.43%−1,465,619−3.3%Reduced
Franklin Resources Inc39,262,359$2.95B1.11%+457,650+1.2%Added
Bank of America Corp35,582,485$2.67B0.30%+296,324+0.8%Added
Northern Trust Corp31,027,928$2.33B0.41%−233,505−0.7%Reduced
Bank of New York Mellon Corp29,334,086$2.20B0.43%−286,219−1.0%Reduced
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc27,501,866$2.07B0.68%+1,208,048+4.6%Added
Morgan Stanley26,137,902$1.96B0.26%−151,594−0.6%Reduced
Norges Bank26,136,632$1.96B0.43%+344,097+1.3%Added
Massachusetts Financial Services Co25,496,888$1.92B0.56%+809,891+3.3%Added
Capital International Investors22,925,339$1.72B0.39%−5,990,137−20.7%Reduced
Deutsche Bank AG21,826,007$1.64B0.78%+169,140+0.8%Added
Wells Fargo & Company20,890,045$1.57B0.36%−499,610−2.3%Reduced
Invesco Ltd.19,461,290$1.46B0.37%+5,687,973+41.3%Added
Legal & General Group Plc19,116,626$1.44B0.47%+832,409+4.6%Added
Price T Rowe Associates Inc18,501,870$1.39B0.13%+3,128,468+20.3%Added
Janus Henderson Group PLC17,477,181$1.31B0.57%−233,106−1.3%Reduced
JPMorgan Chase & Co17,268,934$1.30B0.17%−3,718,145−17.7%Reduced
California Public Employees Retirement System14,871,673$1.12B0.83%+1,543,957+11.6%Added
LSV Asset Management14,685,772$1.10B1.99%+379,681+2.7%Added
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co14,231,200$1.07B1.19%−399,950−2.7%Reduced
Royal Bank of Canada13,330,857$1.00B0.28%−92,690−0.7%Reduced
Nordea Investment Management AB13,109,235$999.0M1.30%+184,997+1.4%Added
Ameriprise Financial Inc12,908,782$970.1M0.31%−488,272−3.6%Reduced
UBS Asset Management Americas Inc12,698,656$953.8M0.40%+1,069,797+9.2%Added
UBS Group AG12,646,488$949.9M0.40%+1,874,333+17.4%Added
Nuveen Asset Management, LLC12,403,122$931.6M0.29%−1,994,057−13.9%Reduced
Macquarie Group Ltd11,931,099$896.1M0.76%+174,848+1.5%Added
FMR LLC10,687,882$802.8M0.06%+330,009+3.2%Added
Fisher Asset Management, LLC10,633,264$798.7M0.50%+316,452+3.1%Added
Goldman Sachs Group Inc10,538,374$791.5M0.20%+2,879,685+37.6%Added
Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC10,218,208$767.5M0.44%−314,065−3.0%Reduced
Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC10,211,690$767.0M2.54%+66,038+0.7%Added
Swiss National Bank10,012,032$752.0M0.48%−305,600−3.0%Reduced
Clearbridge Investments, LLC9,861,549$740.7M0.53%−21,217−0.2%Reduced
Bank of Montreal9,010,584$738.9M0.37%+697,071+8.4%Added
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP9,791,972$735.5M0.24%−121,796−1.2%Reduced
Capital World Investors9,399,377$706.0M0.12%+3,368,622+55.9%Added
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.9,118,255$684.9M0.63%−103,887−1.1%Reduced
Amundi8,881,958$667.1M0.47%−1,211,625−12.0%Reduced
Raymond James & Associates8,693,593$653.0M0.59%+313,402+3.7%Added
Federated Hermes, Inc.7,688,050$623.2M1.19%+633,775+9.0%Added
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.8,146,654$611.9M0.38%−598,336−6.8%Reduced
Principal Financial Group Inc7,381,242$554.4M0.36%+154,016+2.1%Added
Credit Suisse AG7,356,298$552.5M0.45%+26,997+0.4%Added
Stifel Financial Corp7,032,572$528.2M0.77%+517,016+7.9%Added
Barclays PLC6,693,966$502.8M0.36%+1,985,377+42.2%Added
Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership6,567,158$493.3M0.62%+1,172,684+21.7%Added
Alliancebernstein L.P.6,358,922$477.6M0.19%−661,227−9.4%Reduced
Two Sigma Advisers, LP6,280,299$471.7M1.22%+801,000+14.6%Added
Putnam Investments LLC6,149,168$461.9M0.72%+81,281+1.3%Added
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board5,829,460$437.9M0.50%+567,214+10.8%Added
New York State Common Retirement Fund5,425,544$407.5M0.43%−167,049−3.0%Reduced
Truist Financial Corp5,200,073$390.6M0.64%−42,357−0.8%Reduced
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale4,977,954$375.4M1.05%+261,863+5.6%Added
Swedbank AB4,896,769$367.8M0.69%+93,308+1.9%Added
AQR Capital Management LLC4,849,316$364.2M0.68%−60,654−1.2%Reduced
Schroder Investment Management Group4,702,310$353.2M0.56%−965,650−17.0%Reduced
California State Teachers Retirement System4,650,792$349.3M0.45%+46,876+1.0%Added
Citigroup Inc4,486,271$337.0M0.34%−615,603−12.1%Reduced
Susquehanna International Group, LLP4,452,702$334.4M0.43%+610,949+15.9%Added
First Trust Advisors LP4,405,706$330.9M0.36%−37,664−0.8%Reduced
Envestnet Asset Management Inc4,385,183$329.4M0.18%+92,247+2.1%Added
Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.4,332,071$325.4M0.72%−104,587−2.4%Reduced
Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd.4,294,301$322.5M1.97%+184,220+4.5%Added
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The4,291,714$322.4M0.26%+286,840+7.2%Added
Bahl & Gaynor Inc4,284,116$321.8M1.97%+97,942+2.3%Added
American Century Companies Inc4,229,182$317.7M0.22%+840,803+24.8%Added
Allianz Asset Management GmbH4,140,119$311.0M0.26%+944,949+29.6%Added
Sarasin & Partners LLP3,740,315$280.9M2.84%+298,313+8.7%Added
OrbiMed Advisors LLC3,732,400$280.3M3.11%00.0%Unchanged
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC3,710,212$278.7M1.38%+138,334+3.9%Added
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.3,706,879$278.4M0.47%+634,989+20.7%Added
Rhumbline Advisers3,681,268$276.5M0.37%−204,150−5.3%Reduced
Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A.3,663,179$275.1M1.87%−655,128−15.2%Reduced
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.3,547,058$266.4M0.34%−325,497−8.4%Reduced
HSBC Holdings PLC3,454,169$259.6M0.30%−1,237,241−26.4%Reduced
Fayez Sarofim & Co3,410,021$256.1M0.85%−3,177−0.1%Reduced
National Pension Service3,273,889$245.9M0.47%−20,510−0.6%Reduced
TD Asset Management Inc3,188,496$239.5M0.25%+134,378+4.4%Added
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System3,173,232$238.3M0.46%−90,924−2.8%Reduced
London Co of Virginia3,096,673$232.6M1.28%+85,396+2.8%Added
Citadel Advisors LLC3,088,532$232.0M0.26%+138,422+4.7%Added
Baird Financial Group, Inc.3,044,713$228.7M0.58%+138,508+4.8%Added
New York State Teachers Retirement System3,019,902$226.8M0.48%−145,022−4.6%Reduced
Two Sigma Investments, LP3,001,787$225.5M0.60%−190,330−6.0%Reduced
Great West Life Assurance Co2,956,939$223.6M0.52%−62,975−2.1%Reduced
Van Eck Associates Corp2,967,033$222.9M0.56%+343,962+13.1%Added
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.2,950,185$221.6M0.45%+101,212+3.6%Added
Laurion Capital Management LP2,893,409$217.3M3.13%−766,125−20.9%Reduced
Eaton Vance Management2,925,632$216.4M0.30%−337,451−10.3%Reduced
Boston Partners2,789,532$209.6M0.27%+151,945+5.8%Added
Victory Capital Management Inc2,770,075$208.1M0.20%+59,679+2.2%Added
Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc2,741,626$205.9M0.43%−208,676−7.1%Reduced
Alecta Pensionsforsakring, Omsesidigt2,710,000$203.5M0.97%−250,000−8.4%Reduced
DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main2,660,250$199.8M0.32%−1,683,073−38.8%Reduced
APG Asset Management N.V.3,049,891$197.7M0.35%−181,500−5.6%Reduced