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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: 3,187 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 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 20263,812$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, 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
Banque Pictet & Cie SA764,834$81.4M0.79%−57,564−7.0%Reduced
Factory Mutual Insurance Co763,280$81.2M1.27%−46,500−5.7%Reduced
Old Republic International Corporation763,100$81.2M2.60%−1,000−0.1%Reduced
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund762,893$81.2M1.01%−13,108−1.7%Reduced
Boston Trust Walden Corp753,223$80.1M0.69%−33,579−4.3%Reduced
Jane Street Group, LLC736,923$78.4M0.13%+495,063+204.7%Added
Avalon Investment & Advisory736,753$78.4M2.15%−19,639−2.6%Reduced
Rathbone Brothers plc733,664$78.1M0.80%+212,337+40.7%Added
State of Michigan Retirement System730,990$77.8M0.51%+7,200+1.0%Added
Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp725,484$77.4M1.47%−4,114−0.6%Reduced
Calamos Advisors LLC713,245$75.9M0.38%−60,622−7.8%Reduced
Ci Investments Inc.712,573$75.8M0.38%+390,310+121.1%Added
Amalgamated Bank710,887$75.6M0.64%+33,774+5.0%Added
Gateway Investment Advisers LLC704,359$74.9M0.92%−62,738−8.2%Reduced
Blair William & Co701,872$74.7M0.30%+6,275+0.9%Added
Woodline Partners LP701,803$74.7M1.06%+189,468+37.0%Added
MetLife Investment Management696,545$74.1M0.53%−7,736−1.1%Reduced
Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc694,760$73.9M0.56%−102,701−12.9%Reduced
Arizona State Retirement System692,271$73.7M0.66%+2,024+0.3%Added
Vontobel Holding Ltd.690,856$73.5M0.68%−20,792−2.9%Reduced
CIBC Private Wealth Group, LLC1,144,670$73.2M0.21%−36,249−3.1%Reduced
Miller Howard Investments Inc685,536$72.9M2.64%+9,623+1.4%Added
Creative Planning681,529$72.5M0.10%+8,241+1.2%Added
Forsta Ap-Fonden681,300$72.5M0.85%−63,400−8.5%Reduced
Natixis679,127$72.3M0.67%−291,077−30.0%Reduced
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd671,967$71.5M0.41%+663,314+7,665.7%Added
Kahn Brothers Group Inc671,604$71.5M10.29%−10,159−1.5%Reduced
Sound Shore Management Inc669,280$71.2M2.68%+10,601+1.6%Added
American International Group, Inc.668,181$71.1M0.47%+3,338+0.5%Added
Federated Hermes, Inc.664,871$70.7M0.18%−3,037,634−82.0%Reduced
Cacti Asset Management LLC659,493$70.2M6.47%00.0%Unchanged
Saturna Capital CORP658,216$70.0M1.36%+190,437+40.7%Added
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership656,728$69.9M0.12%−118,205−15.3%Reduced
RE Advisers Corp652,404$69.4M1.93%−13,700−2.1%Reduced
Senator Investment Group LP650,000$69.2M3.81%+650,000New
MEAG MUNICH ERGO, Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH642,874$68.4M3.23%+65,837+11.4%Added
Balyasny Asset Management LLC633,394$67.4M0.22%+345,871+120.3%Added
BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A/S628,331$66.8M1.77%−120,740−16.1%Reduced
Point72 Asset Management, L.P.626,972$66.7M0.24%+274,099+77.7%Added
USS Investment Management Ltd624,213$66.4M0.92%+12,650+2.1%Added
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA618,434$65.8M1.64%−110,948−15.2%Reduced
United Services Automobile Association617,183$65.7M2.11%−114,017−15.6%Reduced
State of Alaska, Department of Revenue612,971$65.2M0.77%−4,735−0.8%Reduced
ProShare Advisors LLC610,839$65.0M0.20%+62,941+11.5%Added
D.A. Davidson & Co.608,950$64.8M0.73%−13,785−2.2%Reduced
Financial Counselors Inc608,748$64.8M1.39%−34,607−5.4%Reduced
DnB Asset Management AS605,420$64.4M0.41%−58,977−8.9%Reduced
Prio Wealth Limited Partnership602,056$64.1M2.45%−38,675−6.0%Reduced
Avidity Partners Management LP600,000$63.8M2.12%+600,000New
Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd596,208$63.4M0.95%+2,719+0.5%Added
Martingale Asset Management L P591,743$63.0M1.21%−44,321−7.0%Reduced
Van Eck Associates Corp587,352$62.5M0.14%−138,519−19.1%Reduced
Radnor Capital Management, LLC587,145$62.5M16.43%−6,783−1.1%Reduced
Perpetual Ltd581,986$61.9M0.54%+581,986New
E. Ohman J:or Asset Management AB580,663$61.8M2.42%+33,779+6.2%Added
Boston Common Asset Management, LLC567,918$60.4M1.26%−82,777−12.7%Reduced
Nichols & Pratt Advisers LLP564,855$60.2M4.63%−4,582−0.8%Reduced
Kornitzer Capital Management Inc561,003$59.7M1.19%−4,016−0.7%Reduced
Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc560,370$59.6M1.42%−3,244−0.6%Reduced
Cantor Fitzgerald, L. P.559,868$59.6M1.27%−836−0.1%Reduced
Tekla Capital Management LLC552,122$58.7M2.24%00.0%Unchanged
Employees Retirement System of Texas549,424$58.5M0.85%00.0%Unchanged
Trillium Asset Management, LLC509,998$58.4M1.71%+42,602+9.1%Added
Abn Amro Investment Solutions548,983$58.4M1.21%+548,983New
Unigestion Holding SA548,034$58.0M3.15%−34,282−5.9%Reduced
GWM Advisors LLC535,364$57.5M0.72%+8,483+1.6%Added
Mercer Global Advisors Inc534,181$56.8M0.26%+39,455+8.0%Added
Los Angeles Capital Management LLC533,378$56.7M0.25%−275,642−34.1%Reduced
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.532,680$56.7M1.15%−73,126−12.1%Reduced
Colony Group LLC531,710$56.6M0.84%−20,849−3.8%Reduced
Texas Permanent School Fund528,586$56.2M0.56%+168,356+46.7%Added
Aristotle Atlantic Partners, LLC526,810$56.0M2.88%00.0%Unchanged
CIBC Asset Management Inc524,100$55.8M0.23%−8,568−1.6%Reduced
Douglas Lane & Associates, LLC523,548$55.7M0.93%−14,584−2.7%Reduced
Manning & Napier Group, LLC519,825$55.3M0.64%−2,612−0.5%Reduced
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.515,122$54.7M0.68%−14,798−2.8%Reduced
Marathon Asset Mgmt Ltd510,332$54.6M1.53%−77,408−13.2%Reduced
Dearborn Partners LLC508,674$54.1M2.13%+856+0.2%Added
United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC507,096$53.9M0.30%−25,001−4.7%Reduced
AE Wealth Management LLC502,529$53.5M0.34%+71,588+16.6%Added
CWM, LLC499,602$53.2M0.36%−11,524−2.3%Reduced
Tredje AP-fonden499,287$53.1M0.83%−43,553−8.0%Reduced
Empire Life Investments Inc.493,186$52.5M3.73%−57,458−10.4%Reduced
Stephens Inc493,034$52.5M1.01%−17,481−3.4%Reduced
Fort Pitt Capital Group, LLC489,758$52.1M2.01%+21,120+4.5%Added
Cookson Peirce & Co Inc486,879$51.8M3.32%+6,012+1.3%Added
Harvest Portfolios Group Inc.481,263$51.2M2.51%+43,523+9.9%Added
MML Investors Services, LLC480,899$51.2M0.36%−37,031−7.1%Reduced
IFM Investors Pty Ltd480,561$51.1M0.78%+14,294+3.1%Added
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company, Ltd480,344$51.1M0.92%+18,953+4.1%Added
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.478,881$50.9M0.25%+314+0.1%Added
Heritage Wealth Advisors477,021$50.8M2.83%+18,949+4.1%Added
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership Ltd475,223$50.6M1.36%+68,280+16.8%Added
Donaldson Capital Management, LLC473,231$50.3M2.38%−170,069−26.4%Reduced
Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co472,926$50.3M0.61%−20,000−4.1%Reduced
Birch Hill Investment Advisors LLC470,875$50.1M3.11%−135,805−22.4%Reduced
B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG465,941$49.6M0.77%+22,879+5.2%Added
Employees Provident Fund Board463,449$49.3M1.27%+88,449+23.6%Added
PFM Health Sciences, LP461,118$49.1M2.26%+93,484+25.4%Added
Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance Co454,846$48.4M4.38%00.0%Unchanged