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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 2022

Institutional positions in Merck & Co., Inc. as of Sep 30, 2022. 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
2,996
+19 vs. Q2 2022
Shares held
1.89B
+10.7M (+0.6%) vs. Q2 2022
Total value
$162.7B
−$8.65B (−5.0%) vs. Q2 2022
New holders
122
1,376 more added
Sold out
103
1,115 more reduced

42 institutions that held it in Q2 2022 haven't filed for Q3 2022 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q2 2022: 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 2022: 2,996 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 2022: $162.7B
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 2022

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Merck & Co., Inc.; share changes are against Q2 2022.

Institutions holding MRK in Q3 2022
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Avantax Planning Partners, Inc.72,700$6.26M0.28%+726+1.0%Added
Value Partners Investments Inc.72,573$6.26M0.63%+12,206+20.2%Added
Freemont Management S.A.72,800$6.27M1.14%−1,800−2.4%Reduced
Strategic Wealth Advisors Group, LLC73,098$6.29M0.27%+5,930+8.8%Added
KMG Fiduciary Partners, LLC73,146$6.30M1.21%−14,786−16.8%Reduced
Beech Hill Advisors, Inc.73,363$6.32M3.62%−230−0.3%Reduced
XML Financial, LLC73,748$6.35M0.88%+58,695+389.9%Added
Wedbush Securities Inc74,092$6.38M0.36%−12,891−14.8%Reduced
Contravisory Investment Management, Inc.74,121$6.38M2.13%−327−0.4%Reduced
Guyasuta Investment Advisors Inc74,129$6.38M0.55%+630+0.9%Added
Icon Wealth Advisors, LLC74,702$6.43M0.78%+74,702New
Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, Inc.74,727$6.43M0.42%+1,585+2.2%Added
Kiwi Wealth Investments Limited Partnership70,839$6.46M0.45%00.0%Unchanged
Mairs & Power Inc75,132$6.47M0.08%+18,289+32.2%Added
Fred Alger Management, LLC75,678$6.52M0.03%−48,543−39.1%Reduced
Viking Fund Management LLC76,000$6.54M1.54%+4,000+5.6%Added
Northeast Financial Consultants Inc76,031$6.55M0.48%+791+1.1%Added
Walleye Trading LLC76,707$6.61M0.22%+76,707New
One Capital Management, LLC77,146$6.64M0.39%+54+0.1%Added
Anchor Investment Management, LLC77,574$6.68M1.04%+336+0.4%Added
RMB Capital Management, LLC77,734$6.69M0.25%+24,434+45.8%Added
Argyle Capital Management Inc.77,814$6.70M2.61%−175−0.2%Reduced
Buckley Wealth Management, LLC77,874$6.71M2.47%−3,390−4.2%Reduced
PFS Investments Inc.78,129$6.73M0.15%+3,995+5.4%Added
Aptus Capital Advisors, LLC78,315$6.75M0.22%+3,233+4.3%Added
Greenleaf Trust78,561$6.77M0.10%+4,283+5.8%Added
Augustine Asset Management Inc78,728$6.78M4.46%+1,465+1.9%Added
Alerus Financial NA78,757$6.78M0.67%+2,203+2.9%Added
Azzad Asset Management Inc80,561$6.80M0.68%−9,296−10.3%Reduced
Liontrust Investment Partners LLP79,387$6.84M0.11%−3,700−4.5%Reduced
Alpine Woods Capital Investors, LLC79,557$6.85M0.93%−7,680−8.8%Reduced
Boston Financial Mangement LLC79,586$6.85M0.30%+10,518+15.2%Added
Ashfield Capital Partners, LLC79,887$6.88M0.58%00.0%Unchanged
Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc.80,039$6.89M0.31%−17,990−18.4%Reduced
NJ State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan80,252$6.91M1.18%00.0%Unchanged
New England Asset Management Inc80,285$6.91M0.12%−15,357−16.1%Reduced
Connectus Wealth, LLC80,346$6.92M0.14%+27,219+51.2%Added
Lido Advisors, LLC80,765$6.96M0.14%−6,493−7.4%Reduced
Salem Capital Management Inc81,739$7.04M5.57%+134+0.2%Added
Allied Investment Advisors, LLC82,021$7.06M2.63%+1,537+1.9%Added
Buffington Mohr McNeal82,052$7.07M1.70%+1,720+2.1%Added
Mitchell Sinkler & Starr82,308$7.09M2.75%+1,557+1.9%Added
Sky Investment Group LLC82,982$7.15M1.86%−50.0%Reduced
FLC Capital Advisors83,646$7.20M2.50%−542−0.6%Reduced
Twin Capital Management Inc83,715$7.21M0.97%+2,811+3.5%Added
Cary Street Partners Asset Management LLC84,044$7.24M1.74%−267−0.3%Reduced
Ashton Thomas Private Wealth, LLC84,368$7.27M0.82%+19,646+30.4%Added
Clifford Swan Investment Counsel LLC85,253$7.34M0.34%00.0%Unchanged
Mutual Advisors, LLC85,404$7.36M0.38%+8,472+11.0%Added
W Advisors, LLC85,568$7.37M6.86%−250.0%Reduced
HB Wealth Management, LLC86,038$7.41M0.16%−3,893−4.3%Reduced
Freestone Capital Holdings, LLC86,061$7.41M0.33%−19,783−18.7%Reduced
Folger Nolan Fleming Douglas Capital Management, Inc86,338$7.43M1.01%+822+1.0%Added
AMG National Trust Bank86,559$7.46M0.28%−5,263−5.7%Reduced
Security National Bank87,071$7.50M2.09%−684−0.8%Reduced
Ieq Capital, LLC87,704$7.55M0.21%+23,200+36.0%Added
Violich Capital Management, Inc.87,917$7.57M1.43%−153−0.2%Reduced
Tompkins Financial Corp88,079$7.58M1.28%+53+0.1%Added
CTC LLC88,758$7.64M0.90%+88,758New
Mill Capital Management, LLC88,863$7.65M0.89%+3,268+3.8%Added
Diversified Trust Co89,191$7.68M0.35%+698+0.8%Added
Strategic Advisors LLC89,329$7.69M1.71%−5,530−5.8%Reduced
Summit Financial Wealth Advisors, LLC77,142$7.69M2.21%+3,642+5.0%Added
QV Investors Inc.89,480$7.71M0.74%−3,420−3.7%Reduced
Carret Asset Management, LLC89,527$7.71M1.15%−1,028−1.1%Reduced
Adalta Capital Management LLC89,210$7.74M5.56%00.0%Unchanged
River Road Asset Management, LLC89,982$7.75M0.12%+96+0.1%Added
WealthBridge Investment Counsel Inc.90,050$7.75M4.08%+2,055+2.3%Added
Simmons Bank90,211$7.77M0.72%−1,077−1.2%Reduced
Davy Global Fund Management Ltd90,376$7.78M1.75%−1,016−1.1%Reduced
Gyroscope Capital Management Group, LLC90,395$7.79M3.01%+5,142+6.0%Added
Edge Capital Group, LLC90,513$7.79M0.64%+86,648+2,241.9%Added
Beese Fulmer Investment Management, Inc.90,599$7.80M1.05%+1,797+2.0%Added
Kentucky Retirement Systems Insurance Trust Fund90,785$7.82M0.73%+4,389+5.1%Added
Buckingham Strategic Wealth, LLC90,863$7.83M0.16%+2,480+2.8%Added
Sigma Planning Corp90,883$7.83M0.30%+3,546+4.1%Added
Gluskin Sheff & Assoc Inc90,971$7.83M0.47%+7,196+8.6%Added
Marietta Investment Partners LLC79,211$7.86M2.33%+1,193+1.5%Added
Advocate Group LLC91,293$7.86M1.94%+3,618+4.1%Added
Northern Oak Wealth Management Inc91,510$7.88M1.18%+30,819+50.8%Added
Mastrapasqua Asset Management Inc91,634$7.89M1.14%+1,419+1.6%Added
Hamel Associates, Inc.92,350$7.95M3.15%−235−0.3%Reduced
Privium Fund Management B.V.92,156$7.98M3.02%+4,000+4.5%Added
Balentine LLC92,803$7.99M0.30%−32,555−26.0%Reduced
Live Oak Private Wealth LLC92,896$8.00M1.80%−284−0.3%Reduced
U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors, LLC92,964$8.01M0.41%+2,652+2.9%Added
Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company, LLC94,091$8.10M0.20%−17,822−15.9%Reduced
Fulton Bank, N.A.94,132$8.11M0.48%−7,763−7.6%Reduced
Adviser Investments LLC94,181$8.11M0.57%+1,410+1.5%Added
Perigon Wealth Management, LLC94,295$8.12M0.70%+1,282+1.4%Added
Cetera Advisors LLC94,587$8.15M0.22%−5,733−5.7%Reduced
Trust Co of Kansas94,745$8.16M5.77%−12,592−11.7%Reduced
Black Creek Investment Management Inc.95,000$8.18M0.34%−67,000−41.4%Reduced
Marco Investment Management LLC95,078$8.19M1.04%−1,224−1.3%Reduced
First Nebraska Trust Co95,598$8.23M1.18%+1,027+1.1%Added
Cutler Capital Management, LLC95,908$8.26M3.83%−80.0%Reduced
Winslow Asset Management Inc96,122$8.28M2.16%−103−0.1%Reduced
Kingsview Wealth Management, LLC96,322$8.29M0.39%+16,490+20.7%Added
Round Hill Asset Management96,437$8.30M5.64%−156−0.2%Reduced
Rothschild Investment Corp96,455$8.31M0.82%+17,840+22.7%Added