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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
Braun Stacey Associates Inc452,666$48.2M1.26%+225,983+99.7%Added
Whittier Trust Co450,794$48.0M0.87%+8,755+2.0%Added
Utah Retirement Systems450,710$48.0M0.69%+1,400+0.3%Added
CCLA Investment Management Ltd449,146$47.8M0.94%−126,618−22.0%Reduced
Compass Capital Management, Inc442,440$47.1M3.60%+442,440New
Dai-Ichi Life Insurance Company, Ltd438,822$46.7M1.02%+7,720+1.8%Added
Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP438,028$46.6M0.53%−4,118−0.9%Reduced
Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc.437,972$46.6M0.72%−5,757−1.3%Reduced
Xponance, Inc.436,786$46.5M0.68%+12,970+3.1%Added
Nicholas Company, Inc.435,957$46.4M0.94%−3,025−0.7%Reduced
Pinnacle Associates Ltd434,964$46.3M0.95%−23,132−5.0%Reduced
Westpac Banking Corp434,625$46.2M0.62%−47,983−9.9%Reduced
M&G Investment Management Ltd435,996$46.2M0.33%−108,088−19.9%Reduced
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt Sys429,812$45.7M0.39%+1,244+0.3%Added
Sabal Trust CO423,022$45.0M3.14%−10,077−2.3%Reduced
Synovus Financial Corp419,282$44.6M0.50%−3,134−0.7%Reduced
Bokf, NA418,527$44.5M0.93%−42,268−9.2%Reduced
Tobam416,572$44.3M2.92%+506+0.1%Added
Douglass Winthrop Advisors, LLC416,008$44.3M1.15%−6,403−1.5%Reduced
Fiduciary Trust Co414,606$44.1M0.82%−5,020−1.2%Reduced
Ferguson Wellman Capital Management, Inc412,844$43.9M1.10%+1,232+0.3%Added
Systematic Alpha Investments, LLC410,682$43.7M2.30%00.0%Unchanged
Rockland Trust Co408,821$43.5M2.73%−1,628−0.4%Reduced
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund408,232$43.4M0.93%−27,055−6.2%Reduced
New York Life Investment Management LLC404,248$43.0M0.48%+274+0.1%Added
Welch & Forbes LLC400,678$42.6M0.72%−4,064−1.0%Reduced
S&CO Inc398,627$42.4M3.60%00.0%Unchanged
Cetera Advisor Networks LLC395,706$42.1M0.31%+1,239+0.3%Added
Capital Investment Advisors, LLC392,090$41.7M1.23%+15,952+4.2%Added
Tiaa, FSB384,562$40.9M0.15%−7,064−1.8%Reduced
Wesbanco Bank Inc380,248$40.5M1.75%−11,359−2.9%Reduced
Scotia Capital Inc.379,909$40.4M0.30%−42,210−10.0%Reduced
Edmond de Rothschild Holding S.A.375,493$39.9M0.91%−234,394−38.4%Reduced
CORDA Investment Management, LLC.374,729$39.9M3.19%−13,040−3.4%Reduced
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC368,561$39.2M0.63%−7,103−1.9%Reduced
Private Advisor Group, LLC368,416$39.2M0.37%+22,249+6.4%Added
Prudential PLC367,668$39.1M0.46%−19,267−5.0%Reduced
TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.321,263$38.8M0.40%−28,600−8.2%Reduced
AIA Group Ltd364,658$38.8M2.10%−82,880−18.5%Reduced
LGT Group Foundation363,728$38.7M1.11%+3,075+0.9%Added
Vaughan David Investments LLC363,210$38.6M1.17%−2,600−0.7%Reduced
Mutual of America Capital Management LLC362,432$38.6M0.46%+608+0.2%Added
Gabelli Funds LLC357,211$38.0M0.29%−15,440−4.1%Reduced
Becker Capital Management Inc353,259$37.8M1.50%−8,352−2.3%Reduced
Capital International Investors355,061$37.7M0.01%−609,954−63.2%Reduced
Achmea Investment Management B.V.353,612$37.6M1.09%+19,857+5.9%Added
Private Wealth Partners, LLC350,951$37.3M3.73%+260+0.1%Added
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.346,879$36.9M0.67%−7,662−2.2%Reduced
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co346,377$36.9M0.05%+2,025+0.6%Added
Gulf International Bank (UK) Ltd342,941$36.5M0.76%−97,115−22.1%Reduced
Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC341,275$36.3M0.28%−3,908−1.1%Reduced
Waters Parkerson & Co., LLC338,025$36.0M2.12%−542−0.2%Reduced
Oversea-Chinese Banking CORP Ltd335,595$35.7M1.80%−24,036−6.7%Reduced
Yousif Capital Management, LLC334,437$35.6M0.46%−14,527−4.2%Reduced
Huntington National Bank333,874$35.5M0.35%−928−0.3%Reduced
Berkshire Asset Management LLC331,032$35.2M2.18%−4,779−1.4%Reduced
Cannell Peter B & Co Inc330,671$35.2M1.26%−6,166−1.8%Reduced
Smith Chas P & Associates Pa Cpas330,436$35.2M2.39%−29,844−8.3%Reduced
Meyer Handelman Co329,545$35.1M1.47%−16,200−4.7%Reduced
Wafra Inc.329,379$35.0M1.25%+300,517+1,041.2%Added
Artia Global Partners LP329,200$35.0M14.09%+65,000+24.6%Added
St. James Investment Company, LLC328,281$34.9M5.17%−9,854−2.9%Reduced
Davenport & Co LLC324,223$34.5M0.27%−32,526−9.1%Reduced
ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP320,857$34.1M0.39%+147,949+85.6%Added
Klingenstein Fields & Co LP319,678$34.0M1.70%−3,874−1.2%Reduced
Davis R M Inc318,162$33.8M0.86%+2,370+0.8%Added
Grandfield & Dodd, LLC312,347$33.2M2.32%−1,269−0.4%Reduced
Poplar Forest Capital LLC311,893$33.2M3.95%−13,955−4.3%Reduced
Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc.311,477$33.1M0.41%−20,528−6.2%Reduced
Glenview Trust Co308,862$32.9M0.98%+7,612+2.5%Added
Cardinal Capital Management, Inc.308,797$32.9M1.78%−70,960−18.7%Reduced
Nissay Asset Management Corp308,581$32.8M0.29%−10,783−3.4%Reduced
Wolverine Asset Management LLC302,228$32.2M0.57%+269,577+825.6%Added
Element Capital Management LLC301,760$32.1M2.42%+301,760New
WestEnd Advisors, LLC–$32.0M0.99%––
South Dakota Investment Council300,419$32.0M0.68%−34,520−10.3%Reduced
Bruce & Co., Inc.300,372$32.0M8.71%−2,328−0.8%Reduced
Czech National Bank298,683$31.8M0.79%+1,793+0.6%Added
Edgar Lomax Co297,820$31.7M2.04%−580,555−66.1%Reduced
Deprince Race & Zollo Inc297,007$31.6M0.73%−35,467−10.7%Reduced
Howard Capital Management Group, LLC296,382$31.5M3.33%+2,769+0.9%Added
Raymond James Trust N.A.294,392$31.3M0.99%+230+0.1%Added
Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Co294,000$31.3M0.43%+10,000+3.5%Added
Ardevora Asset Management LLP291,041$31.0M0.56%−247,300−45.9%Reduced
Banco Santander, S.A.290,611$30.9M0.46%+6,051+2.1%Added
Letko, Brosseau & Associates Inc290,134$30.9M0.58%−48,575−14.3%Reduced
Transcend Wealth Collective, LLC289,846$30.8M3.22%−4,273−1.5%Reduced
Wealthfront Advisers LLC287,388$30.6M0.14%+8,251+3.0%Added
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC286,495$30.5M0.48%−6,546−2.2%Reduced
Vestcor Inc282,525$30.1M1.10%+9,169+3.4%Added
Highland Capital Management, LLC281,089$29.9M2.21%−67,555−19.4%Reduced
Heritage Investors Management Corp280,417$29.8M1.28%−6,450−2.2%Reduced
Ingalls & Snyder LLC279,480$29.7M1.54%−1,461−0.5%Reduced
Oppenheimer & Co Inc278,112$29.6M0.63%−10,914−3.8%Reduced
Campbell Newman Asset Management Inc277,730$29.5M2.87%−1,260−0.5%Reduced
Alps Advisors Inc277,236$29.5M0.26%−17,500−5.9%Reduced
Moran Wealth Management, LLC276,800$29.4M1.11%−7,872−2.8%Reduced
Daiwa Securities Group Inc.274,309$29.2M0.20%+24,195+9.7%Added
HM Payson & Co273,459$29.1M0.70%+12,535+4.8%Added
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co272,874$29.0M0.24%−1,521−0.6%Reduced