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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, Q2 2023

Institutional positions in Merck & Co., Inc. as of Jun 30, 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
3,262
+97 vs. Q1 2023
Shares held
1.94B
−53.5M (−2.7%) vs. Q1 2023
Total value
$222.8B
+$17.8B (+8.7%) vs. Q1 2023
New holders
185
1,233 more added
Sold out
88
1,462 more reduced

23 institutions that held it in Q1 2023 haven't filed for Q2 2023 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q1 2023: 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 holdersQ2 2023: 3,262 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 heldQ2 2023: $222.8B
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, Q2 2023

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Merck & Co., Inc.; share changes are against Q1 2023.

Institutions holding MRK in Q2 2023
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Vanguard Group Inc243,640,153$28.1B0.67%−304,970−0.1%Reduced
BlackRock Inc.205,650,250$23.7B0.66%−3,451,598−1.7%Reduced
State Street Corp118,562,086$13.8B0.72%+2,174,829+1.9%Added
Wellington Management Group LLP77,245,752$8.91B1.69%+8,681,935+12.7%Added
Geode Capital Management, LLC52,723,457$6.07B0.71%+1,504,701+2.9%Added
Morgan Stanley39,167,617$4.52B0.45%+122,796+0.3%Added
FMR LLC38,964,646$4.50B0.38%+3,229,721+9.0%Added
Bank of America Corp37,331,860$4.31B0.51%−2,670,425−6.7%Reduced
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc30,705,009$3.54B1.01%+31,668+0.1%Added
Price T Rowe Associates Inc29,390,389$3.39B0.47%−448,026−1.5%Reduced
Northern Trust Corp28,672,781$3.31B0.64%−1,812,290−5.9%Reduced
Norges Bank27,241,536$3.14B0.62%+1,381,099+5.3%Added
Bank of New York Mellon Corp26,717,302$3.08B0.65%−2,431,676−8.3%Reduced
JPMorgan Chase & Co24,063,316$2.78B0.32%+4,350,744+22.1%Added
Deutsche Bank AG21,521,978$2.48B1.32%−1,162,820−5.1%Reduced
Invesco Ltd.21,402,570$2.47B0.65%+2,455,377+13.0%Added
Legal & General Group Plc20,685,604$2.39B0.78%+1,097,735+5.6%Added
Massachusetts Financial Services Co20,155,630$2.33B0.76%−2,483,123−11.0%Reduced
Wells Fargo & Company17,599,882$2.03B0.59%−271,419−1.5%Reduced
Ameriprise Financial Inc17,031,225$1.97B0.62%−293,372−1.7%Reduced
Nuveen Asset Management, LLC16,646,254$1.92B0.67%+275,823+1.7%Added
Royal Bank of Canada14,459,666$1.67B0.47%−472,228−3.2%Reduced
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co14,231,200$1.64B1.61%00.0%Unchanged
Janus Henderson Group PLC13,484,572$1.56B0.97%−172,415−1.3%Reduced
Capital World Investors13,121,566$1.51B0.29%−1,212,628−8.5%Reduced
UBS Group AG12,704,914$1.47B0.64%−120,031−0.9%Reduced
Amundi12,799,297$1.46B0.74%+352,092+2.8%Added
Fisher Asset Management, LLC12,635,321$1.46B0.81%+289,608+2.3%Added
Goldman Sachs Group Inc12,563,883$1.45B0.37%−1,071,957−7.9%Reduced
California Public Employees Retirement System12,210,103$1.41B1.21%−322,299−2.6%Reduced
Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership12,140,173$1.40B1.70%+1,374,519+12.8%Added
UBS Asset Management Americas Inc11,905,707$1.27B0.61%00.0%Unchanged
DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main10,799,456$1.25B1.95%+4,216,240+64.0%Added
Aristotle Capital Management, LLC10,158,622$1.17B2.38%−159,050−1.5%Reduced
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP9,633,718$1.11B0.35%+130,427+1.4%Added
Alliancebernstein L.P.9,495,849$1.10B0.45%−499,387−5.0%Reduced
Raymond James & Associates9,340,844$1.08B0.89%−123,674−1.3%Reduced
Swiss National Bank9,165,251$1.06B0.72%−896,700−8.9%Reduced
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.8,988,681$1.04B0.88%−135,977−1.5%Reduced
LSV Asset Management8,495,450$980.3M2.16%−681,670−7.4%Reduced
Putnam Investments LLC8,311,468$959.1M1.41%−763,885−8.4%Reduced
Nordea Investment Management AB8,339,378$951.9M1.30%−669,416−7.4%Reduced
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.7,422,742$856.5M0.67%−958,591−11.4%Reduced
Clearbridge Investments, LLC7,415,773$855.7M0.77%−129,465−1.7%Reduced
Schroder Investment Management Group7,414,220$855.5M1.23%+29,128+0.4%Added
Barclays PLC7,254,914$837.1M0.54%+4,690,304+182.9%Added
Credit Suisse AG7,152,775$825.4M0.83%−463,607−6.1%Reduced
HSBC Holdings PLC7,005,565$807.6M0.86%+904,787+14.8%Added
Franklin Resources Inc6,940,807$800.9M0.38%+840,657+13.8%Added
Stifel Financial Corp6,906,627$797.0M1.09%−564,647−7.6%Reduced
Macquarie Group Ltd6,832,605$788.3M0.90%−626,292−8.4%Reduced
Neuberger Berman Group LLC6,664,553$768.7M0.69%+21,598+0.3%Added
Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC6,614,810$763.3M2.84%−1,577,768−19.3%Reduced
Bank of Montreal6,349,729$740.1M0.45%−622,588−8.9%Reduced
Envestnet Asset Management Inc6,052,006$698.3M0.31%−5,608,039−48.1%Reduced
Principal Financial Group Inc5,883,542$678.9M0.46%−622,878−9.6%Reduced
Caisse de Depot Et Placement du Quebec5,814,616$670.9M1.79%+80,534+1.4%Added
Standard Life Aberdeen plc5,782,918$667.3M1.55%+38,674+0.7%Added
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale5,425,597$616.8M1.39%+320,834+6.3%Added
Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc5,275,496$608.7M1.23%−119,276−2.2%Reduced
TD Asset Management Inc4,952,942$571.5M0.65%+86,356+1.8%Added
New York State Common Retirement Fund4,602,024$531.0M0.68%−73,800−1.6%Reduced
Rhumbline Advisers4,586,046$529.2M0.59%+82,735+1.8%Added
Swedbank AB4,584,654$529.0M0.93%−534,720−10.4%Reduced
Bahl & Gaynor Inc4,543,682$524.3M3.19%−946,725−17.2%Reduced
Allianz Asset Management GmbH4,351,752$502.1M1.06%−697,303−13.8%Reduced
Prudential Financial Inc4,264,695$492.1M0.72%−327,041−7.1%Reduced
California State Teachers Retirement System4,210,377$485.8M0.69%−84,193−2.0%Reduced
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The4,169,313$481.1M0.27%−37,990−0.9%Reduced
Citigroup Inc4,043,648$466.6M0.60%−26,736−0.7%Reduced
Truist Financial Corp3,987,619$460.1M0.77%−968,800−19.5%Reduced
National Pension Service3,875,375$440.0M0.71%+161,981+4.4%Added
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC3,617,843$417.5M1.93%+564,296+18.5%Added
Capital Wealth Planning, LLC3,481,480$401.7M4.96%+1,285,693+58.6%Added
First Republic Investment Management, Inc.3,397,124$392.0M2.04%−677,635−16.6%Reduced
APG Asset Management N.V.3,698,150$391.1M0.79%−130,867−3.4%Reduced
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.3,375,885$389.5M0.69%+38,435+1.2%Added
CI Private Wealth, LLC3,248,393$374.9M0.87%+802,025+32.8%Added
Sarasin & Partners LLP3,192,618$368.4M4.27%+2,000+0.1%Added
Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A.3,125,971$360.7M2.61%−344,091−9.9%Reduced
Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.3,060,836$353.2M0.93%−255,374−7.7%Reduced
London Co of Virginia3,032,169$349.9M1.98%−75,855−2.4%Reduced
Smead Capital Management, Inc.3,010,773$347.4M6.90%−37,019−1.2%Reduced
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board2,926,971$337.7M0.51%+206,500+7.6%Added
AQR Capital Management LLC2,907,087$331.8M0.71%+94,248+3.4%Added
Adage Capital Partners GP, L.L.C.2,859,032$329.9M0.72%+258,407+9.9%Added
New York State Teachers Retirement System2,842,698$328.0M0.74%−111,965−3.8%Reduced
Great West Life Assurance Co2,817,962$326.7M0.77%+166,390+6.3%Added
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System2,784,077$321.3M0.71%−84,779−3.0%Reduced
HighTower Advisors, LLC2,739,033$316.3M0.62%+43,493+1.6%Added
First Trust Advisors LP2,621,763$302.5M0.34%−259,125−9.0%Reduced
Brown Advisory Inc2,587,796$298.6M0.47%−16,389−0.6%Reduced
Victory Capital Management Inc2,551,428$294.4M0.32%−224,688−8.1%Reduced
Cullen Capital Management LLC2,539,794$293.1M2.62%−113,450−4.3%Reduced
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado2,491,497$287.5M1.37%+244,009+10.9%Added
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp2,459,528$283.8M0.66%+13,861+0.6%Added
M&T Bank Corp2,445,186$282.2M1.05%−99,267−3.9%Reduced
Baird Financial Group, Inc.2,407,415$277.8M0.73%−46,100−1.9%Reduced
Fayez Sarofim & Co2,395,611$276.4M0.97%−904,765−27.4%Reduced
Korea Investment CORP2,345,151$270.6M0.76%+1360.0%Added