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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; 3,855 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: 2,961 institutionsQ2 2022: 3,019 institutionsQ3 2022: 2,996 institutionsQ4 2022: 3,243 institutionsQ1 2023: 3,187 institutionsQ2 2023: 3,261 institutionsQ3 2023: 3,221 institutionsQ4 2023: 3,443 institutionsQ1 2024: 3,546 institutionsQ2 2024: 3,557 institutionsQ3 2024: 3,501 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: 3,855 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 20263,855$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 20243,501$221.8B
Q2 20243,557$242.3B
Q1 20243,546$256.9B
Q4 20233,443$211.6B
Q3 20233,221$197.7B
Q2 20233,261$222.8B
Q1 20233,187$205.1B
Q4 20223,243$212.2B
Q3 20222,996$162.7B
Q2 20223,019$171.5B
Q1 20222,961$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
Physicians Financial Services, Inc.12,770$959.0K0.39%+100+0.8%Added
Gamble Jones Investment Counsel12,799$961.0K0.06%−900−6.6%Reduced
Plancorp, LLC12,845$965.0K0.07%+165+1.3%Added
Charter Oak Capital Management, LLC12,854$965.0K0.12%+1,007+8.5%Added
AGF Investments LLC12,852$965.0K0.10%+7,742+151.5%Added
Burleson & Company, LLC12,881$968.0K0.15%+30.0%Added
ACG Wealth12,931$971.0K0.13%+680+5.6%Added
Altavista Wealth Management, Inc.12,942$972.0K0.22%−496−3.7%Reduced
Regal Investment Advisors LLC12,945$972.0K0.09%+148+1.2%Added
Auxano Advisors, LLC12,973$974.0K0.44%+10+0.1%Added
Ellevest, Inc.12,972$974.0K0.09%+1,332+11.4%Added
Aft, Forsyth & Sober, LLC13,000$976.0K0.37%00.0%Unchanged
Bremer Bank National Association13,031$978.0K0.19%+519+4.1%Added
Platform Technology Partners13,074$982.0K0.45%−3,738−22.2%Reduced
Bar Harbor Trust Services13,097$984.0K0.31%−64−0.5%Reduced
Alaethes Wealth LLC13,123$986.0K0.72%+1,635+14.2%Added
BCS Wealth Management13,136$987.0K0.42%+337+2.6%Added
Eos Management, L.P.13,160$988.0K0.61%00.0%Unchanged
Gilman Hill Asset Management, LLC13,154$988.0K0.25%+561+4.5%Added
Doliver Advisors, LP13,152$988.0K0.33%+965+7.9%Added
Henshaw Capital LLC13,169$989.1K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Acorn Financial Advisory Services Inc13,151$990.0K0.31%−1,826−12.2%Reduced
Empirical Financial Services, LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management13,218$993.0K0.06%−1,639−11.0%Reduced
Symmetry Partners, LLC12,181$994.0K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Pinnacle Holdings, LLC13,256$995.7K0.44%−363−2.7%Reduced
Global Retirement Partners, LLC13,310$1.00M0.10%+487+3.8%Added
BSW Wealth Partners13,355$1.00M0.28%−774−5.5%Reduced
HawsGoodwin Investment Management LLC13,414$1.01M0.31%+387+3.0%Added
Legg Mason Asset Management (Japan) Co., Ltd.13,476$1.01M1.17%+700+5.5%Added
Mizuho Securities USA LLC13,514$1.01M0.10%+327+2.5%Added
Inverness Counsel LLC13,593$1.02M0.04%−312−2.2%Reduced
Engine No. 1 LLC13,645$1.02M0.26%+5,551+68.6%Added
Franklin Street Advisors Inc13,661$1.03M0.09%−257−1.8%Reduced
Parsec Financial Management, Inc.12,399$1.03M0.04%−710−5.4%Reduced
Visionary Wealth Advisors13,663$1.03M0.11%+4,109+43.0%Added
Aurora Private Wealth, Inc.13,686$1.03M0.42%−123−0.9%Reduced
Boxwood Ventures, Inc.13,563$1.03M2.40%+13,563New
St. Louis Trust Co13,788$1.03M0.27%−2,286−14.2%Reduced
Dorchester Wealth Management Co13,778$1.03M0.26%−280−2.0%Reduced
Lantz Financial LLC13,829$1.04M0.53%+501+3.8%Added
Madison Wealth Management13,956$1.05M0.23%+112+0.8%Added
Independence Bank of Kentucky13,960$1.05M0.45%−380−2.6%Reduced
Cedar Wealth Management, LLC13,960$1.05M0.47%+562+4.2%Added
IHT Wealth Management, LLC13,973$1.05M0.09%−7,869−36.0%Reduced
Hotaling Investment Management, LLC14,010$1.05M0.44%−6,300−31.0%Reduced
Northstar Asset Management LLC13,998$1.05M0.28%−500−3.4%Reduced
Waverton Investment Management Ltd14,000$1.05M0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft14,010$1.05M0.06%+2,630+23.1%Added
Valley National Advisers Inc14,042$1.05M0.19%−208−1.5%Reduced
GM Advisory Group, Inc.14,055$1.06M0.11%+280+2.0%Added
CRA Financial Services, LLC14,113$1.06M0.36%+228+1.6%Added
Bridgewater Advisors Inc.14,123$1.06M0.29%+282+2.0%Added
Centaurus Financial, Inc.14,135$1.06M0.09%+1,222+9.5%Added
Avidian Wealth Solutions, LLC14,167$1.06M0.08%+2,282+19.2%Added
Ritholtz Wealth Management14,180$1.06M0.07%+1,238+9.6%Added
Bull Street Advisors, LLC14,190$1.07M0.55%00.0%Unchanged
Barry Investment Advisors, LLC14,085$1.07M0.30%+541+4.0%Added
Levy Wealth Management Group, LLC14,299$1.07M0.59%+70.0%Added
Wealth Architects, LLC14,304$1.07M0.21%+396+2.8%Added
KCS Wealth Advisory14,300$1.07M0.51%+777+5.7%Added
Renaissance Investment Group LLC14,310$1.07M0.27%−2,489−14.8%Reduced
Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC12,847$1.08M0.08%+649+5.3%Added
Navalign, LLC14,400$1.08M0.46%+1,287+9.8%Added
Diligent Investors, LLC13,921$1.08M0.37%00.0%Unchanged
Wealth Dimensions Group, Ltd.14,434$1.08M0.69%+125+0.9%Added
McKinley Capital Management LLC /Delaware14,486$1.09M0.10%−714−4.7%Reduced
Cambridge Advisors Inc.14,490$1.09M0.27%+11+0.1%Added
IFG Advisory, LLC14,505$1.09M0.12%+1,044+7.8%Added
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust14,536$1.09M0.32%+337+2.4%Added
Benjamin Edwards Inc14,549$1.09M0.66%+6,244+75.2%Added
Aspiriant, LLC14,628$1.10M0.06%−181−1.2%Reduced
Cornell Pochily Investment Advisors, Inc.14,622$1.10M0.48%+619+4.4%Added
CoreFirst Bank & Trust14,631$1.10M0.76%+705+5.1%Added
Am Investment Strategies LLC14,639$1.10M0.29%−366−2.4%Reduced
Crumly & Associates Inc.14,654$1.10M0.51%+3,402+30.2%Added
Change Path, LLC14,707$1.10M0.07%−2,076−12.4%Reduced
Northwest Capital Management Inc13,740$1.11M0.58%+19+0.1%Added
Coastal Investment Advisors, Inc.14,859$1.12M0.26%+1,110+8.1%Added
Insight Wealth Strategies, LLC14,932$1.12M0.16%+1,113+8.1%Added
Nicholas Hoffman & Company, LLC.14,973$1.13M0.20%−964−6.0%Reduced
Central Bank & Trust Co14,988$1.13M0.18%+442+3.0%Added
Capital Wealth Planning, LLC14,995$1.13M0.03%−1,837−10.9%Reduced
Wealth Enhancement & Preservation of GA, LLC15,001$1.13M0.87%+1,858+14.1%Added
ETF Managers Group, LLC15,063$1.13M0.02%+2,394+18.9%Added
Humankind Investments LLC15,097$1.13M0.52%−539−3.4%Reduced
Portland Global Advisors LLC15,103$1.13M0.21%00.0%Unchanged
Nwam LLC15,142$1.14M0.10%−1,523−9.1%Reduced
TCW Group Inc15,197$1.14M0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Bigelow Investment Advisors, LLC15,202$1.14M0.56%−776−4.9%Reduced
Bluefin Capital Management, LLC15,287$1.15M0.13%−39,834−72.3%Reduced
Old Point Trust & Financial Services N A15,299$1.15M0.51%+200+1.3%Added
Smith, Moore & Co.15,300$1.15M0.18%+1,140+8.1%Added
Signature Wealth Management Partners, LLC15,318$1.15M1.04%+3,206+26.5%Added
Home Federal Bank of Tennessee15,335$1.15M0.42%+125+0.8%Added
Roberts Wealth Advisors, LLC15,351$1.15M0.46%+15,351New
Gillespie Robinson & Grimm Inc15,399$1.16M0.10%−2,599−14.4%Reduced
St. Johns Investment Management Company, LLC15,469$1.16M0.64%+495+3.3%Added
Mattern Wealth Management LLC15,510$1.17M0.39%−383−2.4%Reduced
Graves-Light Private Wealth Management, Inc.15,564$1.17M0.18%−35−0.2%Reduced
Total Clarity Wealth Management, Inc.15,570$1.17M0.56%00.0%Unchanged