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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: 2,962 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: 3,619 institutionsQ1 2025: 3,460 institutionsQ2 2025: 3,338 institutionsQ3 2025: 3,320 institutionsQ4 2025: 3,675 institutionsQ1 2026: 3,813 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 20263,813$231.9B
Q4 20253,675$206.6B
Q3 20253,320$159.8B
Q2 20253,338$155.9B
Q1 20253,460$177.7B
Q4 20243,619$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
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.429,072$32.2M0.16%−18,533−4.1%Reduced
State of Tennessee, Treasury Department427,830$32.1M0.13%−23,179−5.1%Reduced
Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP427,760$32.1M0.32%+11,446+2.7%Added
Public Sector Pension Investment Board426,948$32.1M0.19%+30,020+7.6%Added
Wesbanco Bank Inc426,828$32.1M1.23%−2,026−0.5%Reduced
Gofen & Glossberg LLC421,944$31.7M0.74%−2,362−0.6%Reduced
Black Creek Investment Management Inc.419,000$31.5M0.91%+62,000+17.4%Added
Sabal Trust CO412,591$31.0M2.22%+22,718+5.8%Added
Poplar Forest Capital LLC407,398$30.6M3.14%−11,329−2.7%Reduced
Welch & Forbes LLC406,830$30.6M0.51%−10,091−2.4%Reduced
Whittier Trust Co404,934$30.4M0.55%−3,775−0.9%Reduced
Boston Common Asset Management, LLC404,313$30.4M1.31%+53,102+15.1%Added
Scotia Capital Inc.403,254$30.3M0.22%−20,025−4.7%Reduced
Boussard & Gavaudan Investment Management LLP399,026$30.0M2.80%+28,175+7.6%Added
Deprince Race & Zollo Inc398,620$29.9M0.80%−6,976−1.7%Reduced
Synovus Financial Corp395,469$29.8M0.31%−21,204−5.1%Reduced
S&CO Inc394,793$29.7M2.31%+365+0.1%Added
Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Co394,000$29.6M0.32%00.0%Unchanged
CORDA Investment Management, LLC.391,359$29.4M2.56%+56,814+17.0%Added
Texas Permanent School Fund391,052$29.4M0.36%−29,596−7.0%Reduced
Alberta Investment Management Corp389,700$29.3M0.25%−2,132−0.5%Reduced
Mackay Shields LLC388,146$29.2M0.27%−11,228−2.8%Reduced
Becker Capital Management Inc387,740$29.1M1.23%−3,131−0.8%Reduced
Davenport & Co LLC386,703$29.0M0.21%+70,184+22.2%Added
Colony Group LLC386,349$29.0M0.56%+9,697+2.6%Added
Rothschild & Co Asset Management US Inc.385,867$29.0M0.36%+10,998+2.9%Added
Westpac Banking Corp380,736$28.6M0.31%−7,643−2.0%Reduced
Lombard Odier Asset Management (Switzerland) SA381,382$28.5M1.77%+6,823+1.8%Added
Kames Capital plc379,754$28.5M0.41%+4,634+1.2%Added
Highland Capital Management, LLC379,354$28.5M1.73%−457−0.1%Reduced
Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc.379,260$28.5M0.41%+18,170+5.0%Added
ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc373,765$28.1M1.59%−5,083−1.3%Reduced
Cardinal Capital Management, Inc.373,118$28.0M1.53%+2,109+0.6%Added
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky364,348$27.4M0.26%00.0%Unchanged
Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC362,804$27.3M0.18%−30,385−7.7%Reduced
Rockland Trust Co361,470$27.1M1.89%+76,373+26.8%Added
Meyer Handelman Co358,786$26.9M1.11%00.0%Unchanged
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership Ltd352,933$26.9M0.92%00.0%Unchanged
United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC357,772$26.9M0.13%−7,019−1.9%Reduced
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.357,109$26.8M0.54%−28,229−7.3%Reduced
Assetmark, Inc355,844$26.7M0.12%+11,402+3.3%Added
Kempen Capital Management N.V.354,574$26.6M0.96%+4,515+1.3%Added
Private Wealth Partners, LLC354,518$26.6M2.47%+44,712+14.4%Added
Clark Capital Management Group, Inc.352,888$26.5M0.36%−244,655−40.9%Reduced
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC352,681$26.5M0.26%+116,153+49.1%Added
Waters Parkerson & Co., LLC349,661$26.3M1.51%+4,993+1.4%Added
MUFG Securities EMEA plc348,000$26.1M0.34%00.0%Unchanged
Huntington National Bank347,315$26.1M0.26%−47,326−12.0%Reduced
Bokf, NA346,220$26.0M0.45%+346,220New
MML Investors Services, LLC345,896$26.0M0.21%−3,208−0.9%Reduced
Alps Advisors Inc343,051$25.8M0.25%−20,855−5.7%Reduced
Smith Chas P & Associates Pa Cpas342,546$25.7M1.93%+18,484+5.7%Added
Willis Investment Counsel340,300$25.6M1.46%−5,729−1.7%Reduced
Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC339,835$25.5M0.49%−38,500−10.2%Reduced
IFM Investors Pty Ltd338,711$25.4M0.53%+359+0.1%Added
Vaughan David Investments LLC335,084$25.2M0.80%+4,920+1.5%Added
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co335,030$25.2M0.15%−7,644−2.2%Reduced
Transcend Wealth Collective, LLC305,356$25.1M2.25%+305,356New
Klingenstein Fields & Co LP334,322$25.1M1.07%+580+0.2%Added
Mutual of America Capital Management LLC331,871$24.9M0.25%+1,706+0.5%Added
Cannell Peter B & Co Inc329,738$24.8M0.76%+32,770+11.0%Added
Cerity Partners LLC324,934$24.4M0.54%−3,594−1.1%Reduced
Norris Perne & French LLP324,475$24.4M2.09%+8,770+2.8%Added
Bruce & Co., Inc.323,700$24.3M5.17%−6,500−2.0%Reduced
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC322,977$24.3M0.35%+1,942+0.6%Added
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt Sys317,224$23.8M0.28%−150.0%Reduced
Capital Investment Advisors, LLC311,070$23.4M0.79%+16,331+5.5%Added
Berkshire Asset Management LLC310,499$23.3M1.56%+7,635+2.5%Added
Grandfield & Dodd, LLC309,279$23.2M1.62%−4,274−1.4%Reduced
Tdam USA Inc.306,845$23.0M1.52%−2,535−0.8%Reduced
TownSquare Capital, LLC304,053$22.8M0.66%+57,710+23.4%Added
Captrust Financial Advisors300,309$22.8M0.19%+11,068+3.8%Added
Heritage Investors Management Corp300,493$22.6M0.95%+4,575+1.5%Added
Rhenman & Partners Asset Management AB300,000$22.5M1.58%00.0%Unchanged
Nissay Asset Management Corp299,726$22.5M0.19%−2,243−0.7%Reduced
Ingalls & Snyder LLC299,029$22.5M1.04%−16,129−5.1%Reduced
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co296,455$22.3M0.04%−247,515−45.5%Reduced
Advisors Capital Management, LLC295,589$22.2M0.68%+13,689+4.9%Added
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co295,164$22.2M0.32%−10,185−3.3%Reduced
Raymond James Trust N.A.294,256$22.1M0.74%+1,421+0.5%Added
Howard Capital Management Group, LLC293,324$22.0M2.04%+15,378+5.5%Added
Davis R M Inc292,509$22.0M0.54%+234+0.1%Added
Alpha Cubed Investments, LLC291,708$21.9M1.65%+13,948+5.0%Added
Brinker Capital Investments, LLC276,265$21.5M0.34%−1,058−0.4%Reduced
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company, Ltd280,257$21.1M0.50%−5,967−2.1%Reduced
Oppenheimer & Co Inc278,256$20.9M0.39%−5,916−2.1%Reduced
1832 Asset Management L.P.276,067$20.9M0.04%+167,975+155.4%Added
Hunter Perkins Capital Management, LLC274,935$20.6M4.21%+13,985+5.4%Added
Heritage Wealth Advisors274,193$20.6M1.26%+15,650+6.1%Added
KLCM Advisors, Inc.270,281$20.3M4.36%−4,104−1.5%Reduced
B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. Holding AG267,835$20.1M0.29%+14,719+5.8%Added
Thomasville National Bank267,142$20.1M2.08%+27,939+11.7%Added
Panagora Asset Management Inc264,674$19.9M0.11%−59,801−18.4%Reduced
Covington Capital Management262,849$19.7M0.75%+3,618+1.4%Added
First Manhattan Co262,477$19.7M0.07%−5,029−1.9%Reduced
Tredje AP-fonden262,203$19.7M0.41%00.0%Unchanged
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC262,006$19.7M0.34%−32,907−11.2%Reduced
AustralianSuper Pty Ltd258,364$19.4M0.12%+53,874+26.3%Added
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec257,210$19.3M0.20%+12,058+4.9%Added
General American Investors Co Inc255,191$19.2M1.63%+10,000+4.1%Added