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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 2022

Institutional positions in Merck & Co., Inc. as of Dec 31, 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
3,244
+304 vs. Q3 2022
Shares held
1.91B
+33.5M (+1.8%) vs. Q3 2022
Total value
$212.2B
+$50.0B (+30.9%) vs. Q3 2022
New holders
395
1,192 more added
Sold out
91
1,329 more reduced

57 institutions that held it in Q3 2022 haven't filed for Q4 2022 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q3 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 holdersQ4 2022: 3,244 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 2022: $212.2B
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 2022

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Merck & Co., Inc.; share changes are against Q3 2022.

Institutions holding MRK in Q4 2022
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Vanguard Group Inc227,205,978$25.2B0.69%+3,071,530+1.4%Added
BlackRock Inc.214,731,385$23.8B0.75%+223,625+0.1%Added
State Street Corp117,961,857$13.2B0.77%+650,528+0.6%Added
Wellington Management Group LLP62,016,871$6.88B1.38%+21,859,699+54.4%Added
Geode Capital Management, LLC48,339,275$5.35B0.75%+238,356+0.5%Added
Morgan Stanley41,850,081$4.64B0.53%+4,000,816+10.6%Added
Bank of America Corp40,200,217$4.46B0.56%+192,688+0.5%Added
Bank of New York Mellon Corp30,395,629$3.37B0.77%−653,582−2.1%Reduced
Northern Trust Corp30,213,883$3.35B0.70%+323,762+1.1%Added
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc29,977,649$3.33B1.07%−972,799−3.1%Reduced
FMR LLC27,452,983$3.05B0.30%+4,255,943+18.3%Added
Price T Rowe Associates Inc26,314,030$2.92B0.47%+11,051,945+72.4%Added
Norges Bank24,662,395$2.74B0.66%+765,411+3.2%Added
Massachusetts Financial Services Co23,882,232$2.65B0.93%−3,158,675−11.7%Reduced
JPMorgan Chase & Co23,795,341$2.64B0.37%+305,417+1.3%Added
Deutsche Bank AG20,794,272$2.31B1.33%−614,680−2.9%Reduced
Legal & General Group Plc19,189,617$2.13B0.82%−514,995−2.6%Reduced
Ameriprise Financial Inc18,938,314$2.10B0.72%−218,769−1.1%Reduced
Wells Fargo & Company18,324,951$2.03B0.64%−572,173−3.0%Reduced
Invesco Ltd.17,921,749$1.99B0.58%+270,778+1.5%Added
Nuveen Asset Management, LLC16,280,521$1.81B0.70%+3,262,048+25.1%Added
Royal Bank of Canada15,622,110$1.73B0.53%−1,542,822−9.0%Reduced
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co14,231,200$1.58B1.65%00.0%Unchanged
Janus Henderson Group PLC13,390,230$1.49B1.06%−305,063−2.2%Reduced
California Public Employees Retirement System13,140,619$1.46B1.24%−614,080−4.5%Reduced
UBS Group AG12,684,843$1.41B0.68%+1,710,447+15.6%Added
Goldman Sachs Group Inc12,246,135$1.36B0.39%+142,535+1.2%Added
UBS Asset Management Americas Inc12,227,711$1.36B0.71%+64,902+0.5%Added
Fisher Asset Management, LLC12,179,786$1.35B0.91%+143,329+1.2%Added
Capital World Investors11,934,932$1.32B0.28%−873,208−6.8%Reduced
Amundi10,507,578$1.17B0.64%−534,826−4.8%Reduced
Aristotle Capital Management, LLC10,417,532$1.16B2.45%+1,539,606+17.3%Added
Swiss National Bank10,295,951$1.14B0.82%−663,281−6.1%Reduced
LSV Asset Management9,915,920$1.10B2.43%−1,425,875−12.6%Reduced
Raymond James & Associates9,655,590$1.07B0.98%+621,130+6.9%Added
Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC9,446,974$1.05B3.94%−690,099−6.8%Reduced
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.9,275,828$1.03B0.99%+64,883+0.7%Added
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP9,262,310$1.03B0.36%+476,216+5.4%Added
Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership9,082,402$1.01B1.41%−779,907−7.9%Reduced
Nordea Investment Management AB9,087,839$1.01B1.57%−1,981,702−17.9%Reduced
Alliancebernstein L.P.8,826,847$979.3M0.44%+1,408,442+19.0%Added
Putnam Investments LLC8,625,493$957.0M1.67%−183,691−2.1%Reduced
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.8,316,974$922.8M0.73%−157,337−1.9%Reduced
Barclays PLC8,184,828$908.1M0.78%+3,912,091+91.6%Added
Stifel Financial Corp8,150,206$904.3M1.36%−23,165−0.3%Reduced
Clearbridge Investments, LLC8,024,613$890.3M0.88%−206,505−2.5%Reduced
Credit Suisse AG7,690,001$853.2M0.92%−100,528−1.3%Reduced
DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main7,529,238$835.4M1.48%−315,913−4.0%Reduced
Macquarie Group Ltd7,438,816$825.7M0.98%−1,326,950−15.1%Reduced
Schroder Investment Management Group7,416,367$822.8M1.31%+424,865+6.1%Added
HSBC Holdings PLC6,983,419$773.7M0.96%+2,758,777+65.3%Added
Principal Financial Group Inc6,520,950$723.5M0.54%−234,630−3.5%Reduced
Envestnet Asset Management Inc6,401,903$710.3M0.37%+94,792+1.5%Added
Franklin Resources Inc6,223,682$690.5M0.36%−4,263,655−40.7%Reduced
Bank of Montreal6,168,509$689.3M0.54%+710,978+13.0%Added
Neuberger Berman Group LLC5,749,372$637.9M0.63%−90,941−1.6%Reduced
Caisse de Depot Et Placement du Quebec5,205,458$577.5M1.78%−1,601,710−23.5%Reduced
Standard Life Aberdeen plc5,165,852$573.2M1.56%+481,739+10.3%Added
Truist Financial Corp5,155,217$572.0M1.01%−86,427−1.6%Reduced
Swedbank AB5,057,564$561.1M1.24%+318,921+6.7%Added
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale4,941,133$550.5M1.46%−97,031−1.9%Reduced
New York State Common Retirement Fund4,937,863$547.9M0.75%−41,196−0.8%Reduced
Allianz Asset Management GmbH4,918,225$545.7M1.21%−524,895−9.6%Reduced
Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc4,862,484$539.5M1.22%+71,207+1.5%Added
Bahl & Gaynor Inc4,581,698$508.3M3.17%−226,024−4.7%Reduced
Prudential Financial Inc4,466,865$495.6M0.83%+48,400+1.1%Added
Rhumbline Advisers4,387,333$486.8M0.65%+155,683+3.7%Added
California State Teachers Retirement System4,334,438$480.9M0.76%+66,620+1.6%Added
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The4,325,558$479.9M0.30%+316,030+7.9%Added
APG Asset Management N.V.4,137,552$459.1M0.87%+2,114,519+104.5%Added
First Republic Investment Management, Inc.4,071,206$451.7M1.01%+998,582+32.5%Added
Victory Capital Management Inc3,881,595$430.7M0.50%−82,691−2.1%Reduced
Citigroup Inc3,769,038$418.2M0.59%+65,347+1.8%Added
Federated Hermes, Inc.3,702,505$410.8M1.14%−723,032−16.3%Reduced
National Pension Service3,654,054$405.4M0.80%+72,099+2.0%Added
Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.3,617,768$401.4M1.16%−430,359−10.6%Reduced
Capital Wealth Planning, LLC3,528,473$391.5M5.72%+289,305+8.9%Added
1832 Asset Management L.P.3,500,073$388.3M0.80%−256,737−6.8%Reduced
Fayez Sarofim & Co3,431,434$380.7M1.41%−31,423−0.9%Reduced
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.3,310,807$367.3M0.74%−41,441−1.2%Reduced
London Co of Virginia3,207,359$355.9M2.10%+9,898+0.3%Added
Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A.3,205,692$355.7M2.40%−272,866−7.8%Reduced
Sarasin & Partners LLP3,148,181$349.3M4.57%−506,208−13.9%Reduced
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC3,142,811$348.7M1.86%+36,156+1.2%Added
AQR Capital Management LLC3,112,806$344.9M0.79%−814,166−20.7%Reduced
Smead Capital Management, Inc.2,978,599$330.5M7.07%+255,497+9.4%Added
New York State Teachers Retirement System2,975,877$330.2M0.81%−32,583−1.1%Reduced
HighTower Advisors, LLC2,925,787$324.6M0.74%+80,118+2.8%Added
First Trust Advisors LP2,917,791$323.7M0.38%−111,114−3.7%Reduced
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System2,894,636$321.2M0.79%−30,630−1.0%Reduced
Adage Capital Partners GP, L.L.C.2,719,325$301.7M0.72%+404,264+17.5%Added
Korea Investment CORP2,679,384$297.3M0.93%−126,866−4.5%Reduced
Great West Life Assurance Co2,631,602$293.3M0.77%−194,176−6.9%Reduced
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.2,606,777$289.1M0.60%+150,983+6.1%Added
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board2,603,271$288.8M0.51%−632,560−19.5%Reduced
Brown Advisory Inc2,597,624$288.2M0.54%−214,437−7.6%Reduced
M&T Bank Corp2,568,081$285.0M1.15%+194,358+8.2%Added
TD Asset Management Inc2,492,248$276.5M0.34%−143,556−5.4%Reduced
Mackenzie Financial Corp2,490,894$276.4M0.47%+12,531+0.5%Added
Citadel Advisors LLC2,486,668$275.9M0.32%−900,548−26.6%Reduced