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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, Q1 2023

Institutional positions in Merck & Co., Inc. as of Mar 31, 2023. 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
3,188
+15 vs. Q4 2022
Shares held
1.99B
+80.9M (+4.2%) vs. Q4 2022
Total value
$205.1B
−$6.63B (−3.1%) vs. Q4 2022
New holders
162
1,210 more added
Sold out
147
1,449 more reduced

71 institutions that held it in Q4 2022 haven't filed for Q1 2023 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q4 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 holdersQ1 2023: 3,188 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 heldQ1 2023: $205.1B
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, Q1 2023

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Merck & Co., Inc.; share changes are against Q4 2022.

Institutions holding MRK in Q1 2023
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Vanguard Group Inc243,945,123$26.0B0.66%+16,739,145+7.4%Added
BlackRock Inc.209,101,848$22.2B0.66%−5,629,537−2.6%Reduced
State Street Corp116,387,257$12.5B0.70%−1,574,600−1.3%Reduced
Wellington Management Group LLP68,563,817$7.29B1.45%+6,546,946+10.6%Added
Geode Capital Management, LLC51,218,756$5.44B0.71%+2,879,481+6.0%Added
Bank of America Corp40,002,285$4.26B0.49%−197,932−0.5%Reduced
Morgan Stanley39,044,821$4.15B0.45%−2,805,260−6.7%Reduced
FMR LLC35,734,925$3.80B0.35%+8,281,942+30.2%Added
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc30,673,341$3.26B0.99%+695,692+2.3%Added
Northern Trust Corp30,485,071$3.24B0.64%+271,188+0.9%Added
Price T Rowe Associates Inc29,838,415$3.17B0.48%+3,524,385+13.4%Added
Bank of New York Mellon Corp29,148,978$3.10B0.68%−1,246,651−4.1%Reduced
Norges Bank25,860,437$2.75B0.60%+1,198,042+4.9%Added
Deutsche Bank AG22,684,798$2.41B1.34%+1,890,526+9.1%Added
Massachusetts Financial Services Co22,638,753$2.41B0.83%−1,243,479−5.2%Reduced
JPMorgan Chase & Co19,712,572$2.10B0.27%−4,082,769−17.2%Reduced
Legal & General Group Plc19,587,869$2.08B0.75%+398,252+2.1%Added
Invesco Ltd.18,947,193$2.02B0.56%+1,025,444+5.7%Added
Wells Fargo & Company17,871,301$1.90B0.59%−453,650−2.5%Reduced
Ameriprise Financial Inc17,324,597$1.84B0.60%−1,613,717−8.5%Reduced
Nuveen Asset Management, LLC16,370,431$1.74B0.65%+89,910+0.6%Added
Royal Bank of Canada14,931,894$1.59B0.48%−690,216−4.4%Reduced
Capital World Investors14,334,194$1.53B0.32%+2,399,262+20.1%Added
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co14,231,200$1.51B1.57%00.0%Unchanged
Janus Henderson Group PLC13,656,987$1.45B0.96%+266,757+2.0%Added
Goldman Sachs Group Inc13,635,840$1.45B0.39%+1,389,705+11.3%Added
Amundi12,447,205$1.38B0.75%+1,939,627+18.5%Added
UBS Group AG12,824,945$1.36B0.63%+140,102+1.1%Added
California Public Employees Retirement System12,532,402$1.33B1.18%−608,217−4.6%Reduced
Fisher Asset Management, LLC12,345,713$1.31B0.80%+165,927+1.4%Added
UBS Asset Management Americas Inc11,905,707$1.27B0.61%−322,004−2.6%Reduced
Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership10,765,654$1.15B1.48%+1,683,252+18.5%Added
Aristotle Capital Management, LLC10,317,672$1.10B2.30%−99,860−1.0%Reduced
Swiss National Bank10,061,951$1.07B0.73%−234,000−2.3%Reduced
Alliancebernstein L.P.9,995,236$1.06B0.46%+1,168,389+13.2%Added
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP9,503,291$1.01B0.34%+240,981+2.6%Added
Raymond James & Associates9,464,518$1.01B0.88%−191,072−2.0%Reduced
LSV Asset Management9,177,120$976.4M2.19%−738,800−7.5%Reduced
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.9,124,658$970.8M0.85%−151,170−1.6%Reduced
Putnam Investments LLC9,075,353$965.5M1.55%+449,860+5.2%Added
Nordea Investment Management AB9,008,794$955.8M1.39%−79,045−0.9%Reduced
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.8,381,333$891.7M0.66%+64,359+0.8%Added
Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC8,192,578$871.6M3.37%−1,254,396−13.3%Reduced
Credit Suisse AG7,616,382$810.3M0.84%−73,619−1.0%Reduced
Clearbridge Investments, LLC7,545,238$802.7M0.77%−479,375−6.0%Reduced
Stifel Financial Corp7,471,274$794.9M1.14%−678,932−8.3%Reduced
Macquarie Group Ltd7,458,897$793.3M0.94%+20,081+0.3%Added
Schroder Investment Management Group7,385,092$785.7M1.17%−31,275−0.4%Reduced
Bank of Montreal6,972,317$767.3M0.49%+803,808+13.0%Added
Neuberger Berman Group LLC6,642,955$706.7M0.66%+893,583+15.5%Added
DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main6,583,216$700.3M1.19%−946,022−12.6%Reduced
Principal Financial Group Inc6,506,420$692.2M0.49%−14,530−0.2%Reduced
Envestnet Asset Management Inc11,660,045$665.5M0.32%+5,258,142+82.1%Added
HSBC Holdings PLC6,100,778$649.0M0.83%−882,641−12.6%Reduced
Franklin Resources Inc6,100,150$649.0M0.33%−123,532−2.0%Reduced
Standard Life Aberdeen plc5,744,244$611.1M1.53%+578,392+11.2%Added
Caisse de Depot Et Placement du Quebec5,734,082$610.0M1.74%+528,624+10.2%Added
Bahl & Gaynor Inc5,490,407$584.1M3.15%+908,709+19.8%Added
Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc5,394,772$573.9M1.24%+532,288+10.9%Added
Swedbank AB5,119,374$544.7M1.08%+61,810+1.2%Added
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale5,104,763$541.4M1.36%+163,630+3.3%Added
Allianz Asset Management GmbH5,049,055$537.2M1.12%+130,830+2.7%Added
Truist Financial Corp4,956,419$527.3M0.91%−198,798−3.9%Reduced
TD Asset Management Inc4,866,586$517.8M0.62%+2,374,338+95.3%Added
New York State Common Retirement Fund4,675,824$497.5M0.67%−262,039−5.3%Reduced
Prudential Financial Inc4,591,736$488.5M0.76%+124,871+2.8%Added
Rhumbline Advisers4,503,311$479.1M0.59%+115,978+2.6%Added
California State Teachers Retirement System4,294,570$456.9M0.68%−39,868−0.9%Reduced
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The4,207,303$447.6M0.25%−118,255−2.7%Reduced
First Republic Investment Management, Inc.4,074,759$433.5M0.92%+3,553+0.1%Added
Citigroup Inc4,070,384$433.0M0.58%+301,346+8.0%Added
National Pension Service3,713,394$393.3M0.72%+59,340+1.6%Added
APG Asset Management N.V.3,829,017$375.0M0.80%−308,535−7.5%Reduced
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.3,337,450$355.1M0.67%+26,643+0.8%Added
Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.3,316,210$352.8M0.96%−301,558−8.3%Reduced
Fayez Sarofim & Co3,300,376$351.1M1.23%−131,058−3.8%Reduced
Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A.3,470,062$339.8M2.36%+264,370+8.2%Added
Sarasin & Partners LLP3,190,618$339.4M4.28%+42,437+1.3%Added
London Co of Virginia3,108,024$330.7M1.91%−99,335−3.1%Reduced
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC3,053,547$324.9M1.65%−89,264−2.8%Reduced
Smead Capital Management, Inc.3,047,792$324.3M6.46%+69,193+2.3%Added
New York State Teachers Retirement System2,954,663$314.3M0.74%−21,214−0.7%Reduced
First Trust Advisors LP2,880,888$306.5M0.35%−36,903−1.3%Reduced
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System2,868,856$305.2M0.71%−25,780−0.9%Reduced
AQR Capital Management LLC2,812,839$298.4M0.66%−299,967−9.6%Reduced
Victory Capital Management Inc2,776,116$295.4M0.33%−1,105,479−28.5%Reduced
1832 Asset Management L.P.2,741,233$291.6M0.60%−758,840−21.7%Reduced
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board2,720,471$289.4M0.46%+117,200+4.5%Added
HighTower Advisors, LLC2,695,540$286.8M0.63%−230,247−7.9%Reduced
Capital Wealth Planning, LLC2,195,787$283.8M3.84%−1,332,686−37.8%Reduced
Great West Life Assurance Co2,651,572$282.5M0.70%+19,970+0.8%Added
Cullen Capital Management LLC2,653,244$282.3M2.59%+556,724+26.6%Added
Renaissance Technologies LLC2,649,259$281.9M0.37%+969,157+57.7%Added
Brown Advisory Inc2,604,185$277.1M0.47%+6,561+0.3%Added
Adage Capital Partners GP, L.L.C.2,600,625$276.7M0.62%−118,700−4.4%Reduced
Barclays PLC2,564,610$272.8M0.28%−5,620,218−68.7%Reduced
M&T Bank Corp2,544,453$270.7M1.05%−23,628−0.9%Reduced
Mackenzie Financial Corp2,537,899$270.0M0.42%+47,005+1.9%Added
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.2,498,245$265.3M0.52%−108,532−4.2%Reduced
Baird Financial Group, Inc.2,453,515$261.0M0.64%−23,286−0.9%Reduced