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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, 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
3,187
+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
1,209 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: 3,619 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 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 20263,855$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, 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
CI Private Wealth, LLC2,446,368$260.3M0.70%+705,674+40.5%Added
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp2,445,667$260.2M0.64%−4,334−0.2%Reduced
Korea Investment CORP2,345,015$249.5M0.73%−334,369−12.5%Reduced
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado2,247,488$239.1M1.23%−13,274−0.6%Reduced
LPL Financial LLC2,223,975$236.6M0.18%−63,348−2.8%Reduced
US Bancorp2,212,977$235.4M0.40%−13,966−0.6%Reduced
Susquehanna International Group, LLP2,156,628$229.4M0.36%+1,070,134+98.5%Added
ABN AMRO Bank N.V.2,137,788$227.8M5.08%+2,137,788New
Mitsubishi UFJ Kokusai Asset Management Co., Ltd.2,123,747$225.9M0.54%+201,969+10.5%Added
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.2,123,464$225.9M0.36%+786,199+58.8%Added
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans2,116,377$225.1M0.55%−207,093−8.9%Reduced
Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd.2,055,437$218.7M1.29%+51,000+2.5%Added
American Century Companies Inc2,043,570$217.1M0.17%−129,621−6.0%Reduced
Capital Research Global Investors2,038,752$216.9M0.06%+8580.0%Added
Pictet Asset Management SA1,937,822$206.2M0.26%+132,816+7.4%Added
Parnassus Investments1,931,707$205.5M0.51%00.0%Unchanged
KBC Group NV1,871,314$199.1M0.85%−520,820−21.8%Reduced
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ)1,869,728$198.9M1.39%−99,663−5.1%Reduced
Antipodes Partners Ltd1,856,560$197.5M6.85%+1,121+0.1%Added
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC1,848,992$196.7M0.80%−27,928−1.5%Reduced
Toronto Dominion Bank1,832,693$194.9M0.32%−487,782−21.0%Reduced
Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich1,809,914$192.6M1.22%+38,462+2.2%Added
SRB Corp1,808,678$192.4M12.11%−39,729−2.1%Reduced
Eagle Asset Management Inc1,778,838$189.3M1.11%+45,360+2.6%Added
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA1,756,797$186.9M0.40%+260,682+17.4%Added
Assenagon Asset Management S.A.1,756,773$186.9M0.74%+257,964+17.2%Added
STRS Ohio1,731,837$184.3M0.80%−108,343−5.9%Reduced
Railway Pension Investments Ltd1,661,650$176.8M1.81%+43,200+2.7%Added
King Luther Capital Management Corp1,652,276$175.8M0.93%+25,429+1.6%Added
State of Wisconsin Investment Board1,642,942$174.8M0.52%+157,455+10.6%Added
AXA S.A.1,782,957$174.7M0.60%−400,302−18.3%Reduced
Retirement Systems of Alabama1,622,493$172.6M0.75%−62,851−3.7%Reduced
Storebrand Asset Management AS1,610,342$171.3M0.87%−6,754−0.4%Reduced
SEI Investments Co1,594,775$169.7M0.32%+219,647+16.0%Added
Boston Partners1,577,213$167.9M0.23%−36,290−2.2%Reduced
Lazard Asset Management LLC1,549,317$164.8M0.22%−29,611−1.9%Reduced
Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, Inc.1,532,180$163.0M0.65%+11,099+0.7%Added
Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio1,531,232$162.9M0.68%−25,492−1.6%Reduced
BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A.1,528,728$162.6M0.56%+261,034+20.6%Added
Thornburg Investment Management Inc1,508,266$160.5M2.65%−51,828−3.3%Reduced
Mariner, LLC1,508,173$160.4M0.47%+61,407+4.2%Added
Regions Financial Corp1,506,952$160.3M1.44%−144,712−8.8%Reduced
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D1,495,894$159.1M0.57%+5,455+0.4%Added
Voya Investment Management LLC1,479,279$157.4M0.17%+26,683+1.8%Added
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC1,465,603$155.9M0.35%−54,384−3.6%Reduced
Bessemer Group Inc1,463,959$155.8M0.37%+13,388+0.9%Added
Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC1,458,618$155.2M1.25%−94,304−6.1%Reduced
Asset Management One Co.,Ltd.1,444,498$153.7M0.70%+11,614+0.8%Added
Aviva PLC1,418,489$150.9M0.68%−121,804−7.9%Reduced
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.1,394,745$149.1M0.28%+1,214+0.1%Added
Epoch Investment Partners, Inc.1,399,633$148.9M0.89%+20,048+1.5%Added
Lazard Freres Gestion S.A.S.1,566,296$144.7M5.34%−90,391−5.5%Reduced
Artemis Investment Management LLP1,352,760$143.6M1.77%−187,792−12.2%Reduced
State of Tennessee, Treasury Department1,334,699$142.0M0.63%+95,765+7.7%Added
Natixis Advisors, L.P.1,300,672$138.4M0.48%+24,185+1.9%Added
AMF Pensionsforsakring AB1,284,980$136.9M1.40%−168,482−11.6%Reduced
Virginia Retirement Systems Et Al1,278,393$136.0M1.41%+87,699+7.4%Added
Kempen Capital Management N.V.1,275,257$135.7M2.58%+955,546+298.9%Added
Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V.1,257,899$133.8M1.38%+43,500+3.6%Added
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina1,230,510$130.9M0.74%+5,896+0.5%Added
Nomura Asset Management Co Ltd1,219,196$129.7M0.68%+110,835+10.0%Added
Keybank National Association1,193,400$127.0M0.60%−80,205−6.3%Reduced
Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank)1,191,062$126.7M0.62%+42,968+3.7%Added
Jennison Associates LLC1,187,948$126.4M0.12%−193,606−14.0%Reduced
Zurich Insurance Group Ltd1,177,114$125.2M1.57%−235,410−16.7%Reduced
Cerity Partners LLC1,027,933$124.1M0.57%+30,970+3.1%Added
Commerce Bank1,165,843$124.0M0.97%+234,676+25.2%Added
Great Lakes Advisors, LLC1,162,460$123.7M1.12%+548,448+89.3%Added
Handelsbanken Fonder AB1,146,448$122.0M0.71%−2,317−0.2%Reduced
Zacks Investment Management1,141,266$121.4M1.63%+27,806+2.5%Added
Kames Capital plc1,135,057$120.7M2.11%−114,822−9.2%Reduced
Public Sector Pension Investment Board1,121,518$119.3M0.90%−14,872−1.3%Reduced
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.1,090,643$116.0M0.50%−23,211−2.1%Reduced
Acadian Asset Management LLC1,065,610$113.3M0.50%−113,606−9.6%Reduced
Glenmede Trust Co NA1,026,307$109.2M0.62%+122,755+13.6%Added
Captrust Financial Advisors979,647$104.2M0.46%+84,284+9.4%Added
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd.980,156$104.1M0.24%−70,660−6.7%Reduced
CIBC World Markets Inc.973,401$103.6M0.37%−10,851−1.1%Reduced
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC951,658$101.2M0.17%+23,051+2.5%Added
Brandes Investment Partners, LP946,061$100.7M2.14%+68,383+7.8%Added
National Bank of Canada936,223$99.8M0.27%−517,494−35.6%Reduced
Royal London Asset Management Ltd916,225$97.5M0.39%+21,653+2.4%Added
Bridgewater Associates, LP912,984$97.1M0.59%−20,781−2.2%Reduced
Fifth Third Bancorp908,902$96.7M0.45%+4,306+0.5%Added
Atalanta Sosnoff Capital, LLC906,399$96.4M2.80%−23,908−2.6%Reduced
Clark Capital Management Group, Inc.882,505$93.9M1.05%−143,601−14.0%Reduced
Crawford Investment Counsel Inc871,019$92.7M1.98%−181,987−17.3%Reduced
ING Groep NV859,982$91.5M0.89%−5,528−0.6%Reduced
Teacher Retirement System of Texas849,637$90.4M0.61%+15,869+1.9%Added
Guggenheim Capital LLC842,492$89.6M0.76%−88,587−9.5%Reduced
Haverford Trust Co842,082$89.6M1.07%−138,489−14.1%Reduced
Sofinnova Investments, Inc.841,522$89.5M6.07%+238,166+39.5%Added
Intech Investment Management LLC822,145$87.5M0.71%+105,493+14.7%Added
Magnetar Financial LLC820,663$87.3M1.70%+322,435+64.7%Added
Fjarde Ap-Fonden /Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund816,030$86.8M1.17%−16,900−2.0%Reduced
Tocqueville Asset Management L.P.807,554$85.9M1.62%−59,808−6.9%Reduced
Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC774,146$82.4M0.65%+7,711+1.0%Added
Citadel Advisors LLC771,144$82.0M0.09%−1,715,524−69.0%Reduced
Impax Asset Management Group plc768,968$81.8M0.34%+110,085+16.7%Added
Penserra Capital Management LLC767,399$81.6M1.69%−460,813−37.5%Reduced