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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, Q4 2021

Institutional positions in Merck & Co., Inc. as of Dec 31, 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
2,910
+294 vs. Q3 2021
Shares held
1.85B
+9.41M (+0.5%) vs. Q3 2021
Total value
$142.2B
+$3.54B (+2.6%) vs. Q3 2021
New holders
388
1,257 more added
Sold out
94
961 more reduced

42 institutions that held it in Q3 2021 haven't filed for Q4 2021 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q3 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 holdersQ4 2021: 2,910 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 heldQ4 2021: $142.2B
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, Q4 2021

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Merck & Co., Inc.; share changes are against Q3 2021.

Institutions holding MRK in Q4 2021
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Vanguard Group Inc211,202,531$16.2B0.37%+734,443+0.3%Added
BlackRock Inc.198,224,263$15.2B0.39%+10,326,974+5.5%Added
State Street Corp118,668,673$9.17B0.44%+3,132,078+2.7%Added
Wellington Management Group LLP49,873,308$3.82B0.61%+314,230+0.6%Added
Geode Capital Management, LLC48,153,283$3.68B0.44%+5,409,154+12.7%Added
Bank of America Corp35,422,716$2.71B0.29%−159,769−0.4%Reduced
Franklin Resources Inc34,058,528$2.61B0.94%−5,203,831−13.3%Reduced
Bank of New York Mellon Corp30,970,444$2.37B0.43%+1,636,358+5.6%Added
Northern Trust Corp30,012,269$2.30B0.38%−1,015,659−3.3%Reduced
Morgan Stanley29,424,943$2.26B0.28%+3,287,041+12.6%Added
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc29,002,620$2.22B0.66%+1,500,754+5.5%Added
Massachusetts Financial Services Co28,981,674$2.22B0.61%+3,484,786+13.7%Added
Norges Bank23,786,901$1.82B0.37%−2,349,731−9.0%Reduced
Deutsche Bank AG21,596,820$1.66B0.74%−229,187−1.1%Reduced
Invesco Ltd.20,201,129$1.55B0.37%+739,839+3.8%Added
Legal & General Group Plc19,104,413$1.46B0.44%−12,213−0.1%Reduced
Wells Fargo & Company18,677,895$1.43B0.37%−2,212,150−10.6%Reduced
JPMorgan Chase & Co18,180,332$1.39B0.17%+911,398+5.3%Added
Price T Rowe Associates Inc17,304,803$1.33B0.12%−1,197,067−6.5%Reduced
Capital International Investors16,887,642$1.29B0.27%−6,037,697−26.3%Reduced
Royal Bank of Canada16,752,702$1.28B0.31%+3,421,845+25.7%Added
Ameriprise Financial Inc15,800,828$1.20B0.33%+2,892,046+22.4%Added
California Public Employees Retirement System14,805,342$1.13B0.76%−66,331−0.4%Reduced
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co14,231,200$1.09B1.08%00.0%Unchanged
LSV Asset Management14,186,562$1.09B1.93%−499,210−3.4%Reduced
FMR LLC14,070,001$1.08B0.08%+3,382,119+31.6%Added
UBS Group AG13,012,137$997.2M0.39%+365,649+2.9%Added
Janus Henderson Group PLC12,595,778$965.4M0.40%−4,881,403−27.9%Reduced
Nordea Investment Management AB12,141,102$938.1M1.12%−968,133−7.4%Reduced
UBS Asset Management Americas Inc12,139,340$930.4M0.36%−559,316−4.4%Reduced
Capital World Investors12,074,915$925.4M0.15%+2,675,538+28.5%Added
Nuveen Asset Management, LLC11,909,611$912.8M0.27%−493,511−4.0%Reduced
Fisher Asset Management, LLC11,409,682$874.4M0.49%+776,418+7.3%Added
Macquarie Group Ltd11,015,442$844.2M0.70%−915,657−7.7%Reduced
Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC10,472,715$802.6M2.54%+261,025+2.6%Added
Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC10,385,102$795.9M0.41%+166,894+1.6%Added
Swiss National Bank9,621,632$737.4M0.44%−390,400−3.9%Reduced
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.9,311,209$713.6M0.59%+192,954+2.1%Added
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP9,065,439$694.8M0.21%−726,533−7.4%Reduced
Bank of Montreal6,907,460$690.7M0.37%−2,103,124−23.3%Reduced
Clearbridge Investments, LLC8,921,750$683.8M0.47%−939,799−9.5%Reduced
Barclays PLC8,655,715$663.4M0.41%+1,961,749+29.3%Added
Raymond James & Associates8,476,455$649.6M0.52%−217,138−2.5%Reduced
Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership8,319,127$637.6M0.78%+1,751,969+26.7%Added
Putnam Investments LLC8,012,232$614.1M0.88%+1,863,064+30.3%Added
Credit Suisse AG7,945,338$608.9M0.49%+589,040+8.0%Added
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.7,861,537$602.5M0.37%−285,117−3.5%Reduced
Goldman Sachs Group Inc7,758,829$594.6M0.14%−2,779,545−26.4%Reduced
Stifel Financial Corp7,085,463$543.0M0.72%+52,891+0.8%Added
Principal Financial Group Inc7,064,788$541.4M0.32%−316,454−4.3%Reduced
Alliancebernstein L.P.6,693,221$513.0M0.18%+334,299+5.3%Added
Federated Hermes, Inc.6,143,711$470.9M0.88%−1,544,339−20.1%Reduced
Amundi5,138,581$417.9M0.26%−3,743,377−42.1%Reduced
New York State Common Retirement Fund5,385,195$412.7M0.41%−40,349−0.7%Reduced
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale5,105,314$394.4M0.96%+127,360+2.6%Added
Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.5,123,391$392.7M0.84%+791,320+18.3%Added
Truist Financial Corp5,119,352$392.3M0.60%−80,721−1.6%Reduced
American Century Companies Inc5,083,718$389.6M0.25%+854,536+20.2%Added
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board5,032,710$385.7M0.41%−796,750−13.7%Reduced
Swedbank AB4,885,814$376.9M0.64%−10,955−0.2%Reduced
Citigroup Inc4,782,166$366.5M0.33%+295,895+6.6%Added
Schroder Investment Management Group4,710,260$361.0M0.49%+7,950+0.2%Added
Two Sigma Advisers, LP4,700,599$360.3M0.90%−1,579,700−25.2%Reduced
California State Teachers Retirement System4,678,799$358.6M0.42%+28,007+0.6%Added
Prudential Financial Inc4,648,015$356.8M0.44%+2,202,124+90.0%Added
Envestnet Asset Management Inc4,419,509$338.7M0.17%+34,326+0.8%Added
Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd.4,325,526$331.5M1.89%+31,225+0.7%Added
Bahl & Gaynor Inc4,255,535$326.1M1.82%−28,581−0.7%Reduced
First Trust Advisors LP4,248,408$325.6M0.32%−157,298−3.6%Reduced
Allianz Asset Management GmbH4,111,018$315.1M0.23%−29,101−0.7%Reduced
Bank of Nova Scotia4,104,922$314.6M0.46%+1,842,464+81.4%Added
Sarasin & Partners LLP4,074,221$312.2M2.84%+333,906+8.9%Added
HSBC Holdings PLC3,945,287$303.7M0.32%+491,118+14.2%Added
AQR Capital Management LLC3,881,963$297.5M0.54%−967,353−19.9%Reduced
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The3,850,779$295.7M0.18%−440,935−10.3%Reduced
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC3,787,374$290.3M1.39%+77,162+2.1%Added
Rhumbline Advisers3,716,890$284.9M0.35%+35,622+1.0%Added
Fayez Sarofim & Co3,458,525$265.1M0.79%+48,504+1.4%Added
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.3,262,354$250.6M0.40%−444,525−12.0%Reduced
National Pension Service3,238,159$248.2M0.43%−35,730−1.1%Reduced
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System3,157,969$242.0M0.43%−15,263−0.5%Reduced
TD Asset Management Inc3,132,586$240.1M0.20%−55,910−1.8%Reduced
Van Eck Associates Corp3,128,809$239.8M0.55%+161,776+5.5%Added
Brown Advisory Inc3,128,433$239.8M0.30%+594,183+23.4%Added
Voya Investment Management LLC3,117,944$239.0M0.46%+1,617,873+107.9%Added
London Co of Virginia3,089,520$236.8M1.19%−7,153−0.2%Reduced
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.3,063,546$234.8M0.44%+113,361+3.8%Added
Eaton Vance Management2,965,615$227.3M0.28%+39,983+1.4%Added
New York State Teachers Retirement System2,960,152$226.9M0.44%−59,750−2.0%Reduced
Baird Financial Group, Inc.2,929,427$224.5M0.52%−115,286−3.8%Reduced
Two Sigma Investments, LP2,907,647$222.8M0.55%−94,140−3.1%Reduced
Great West Life Assurance Co2,910,335$222.6M0.46%−46,604−1.6%Reduced
Toronto Dominion Bank3,803,725$216.0M0.29%+1,300,434+51.9%Added
Victory Capital Management Inc2,818,205$216.0M0.20%+48,130+1.7%Added
Alecta Pensionsforsakring, Omsesidigt2,710,000$209.0M0.91%00.0%Unchanged
HighTower Advisors, LLC2,713,136$208.0M0.46%+293,535+12.1%Added
Epoch Investment Partners, Inc.2,704,739$207.3M1.05%+205,551+8.2%Added
APG Asset Management N.V.3,064,464$206.5M0.35%+14,573+0.5%Added
Alphinity Investment Management Pty Ltd2,675,900$205.1M4.61%+2,675,900New
Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A.2,652,855$203.3M1.30%−1,010,324−27.6%Reduced