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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, 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
3,261
+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
1,232 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: 3,261 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 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 20263,855$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, 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
CCLA Investment Management Ltd457,682$52.8M0.94%+8,536+1.9%Added
Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc456,764$52.7M1.11%−103,606−18.5%Reduced
Pinebridge Investments, L.P.455,734$52.6M0.57%+206,499+82.9%Added
Compass Capital Management, Inc455,255$52.5M3.78%+12,815+2.9%Added
Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance Co454,846$52.5M4.94%00.0%Unchanged
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.447,724$51.7M1.06%−84,956−15.9%Reduced
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund444,471$51.3M1.03%+36,239+8.9%Added
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt Sys442,537$51.1M0.40%+12,725+3.0%Added
M&G Investment Management Ltd440,586$50.7M0.30%+4,590+1.1%Added
Whittier Trust Co438,958$50.7M0.88%−11,836−2.6%Reduced
Utah Retirement Systems436,110$50.3M0.70%−14,600−3.2%Reduced
Nicholas Company, Inc.435,957$50.3M0.96%00.0%Unchanged
FIL Ltd435,210$50.2M0.06%+360,148+479.8%Added
Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP433,684$50.0M0.53%−4,344−1.0%Reduced
Sabal Trust CO429,576$49.6M3.15%+6,554+1.5%Added
Abn Amro Investment Solutions428,489$49.4M0.99%−120,494−21.9%Reduced
Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc.427,287$49.3M0.73%−10,685−2.4%Reduced
Synovus Financial Corp419,559$48.4M0.53%+277+0.1%Added
Achmea Investment Management B.V.414,293$47.8M1.01%+60,681+17.2%Added
Douglass Winthrop Advisors, LLC413,377$47.7M1.14%−2,631−0.6%Reduced
Fiduciary Trust Co412,908$47.6M0.84%−1,698−0.4%Reduced
Ferguson Wellman Capital Management, Inc410,992$47.4M1.11%−1,852−0.4%Reduced
Systematic Alpha Investments, LLC410,682$47.4M2.30%00.0%Unchanged
Dearborn Partners LLC409,922$47.3M1.81%−98,752−19.4%Reduced
Boston Common Asset Management, LLC408,467$47.1M1.01%−159,451−28.1%Reduced
Cetera Advisor Networks LLC405,777$46.8M0.33%+10,071+2.5%Added
Bokf, NA405,760$46.8M0.95%−12,767−3.1%Reduced
Senator Investment Group LP405,000$46.7M2.12%−245,000−37.7%Reduced
ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP404,251$46.6M0.55%+83,394+26.0%Added
AE Wealth Management LLC403,232$46.5M0.28%−99,297−19.8%Reduced
New York Life Investment Management LLC400,555$46.2M0.48%−3,693−0.9%Reduced
Welch & Forbes LLC397,874$45.9M0.72%−2,804−0.7%Reduced
S&CO Inc397,222$45.8M3.69%−1,405−0.4%Reduced
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC387,988$44.8M0.67%+19,427+5.3%Added
TownSquare Capital, LLC384,402$44.4M0.81%+116,170+43.3%Added
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd384,147$44.3M0.17%−287,820−42.8%Reduced
Xponance, Inc.378,188$43.6M0.58%−58,598−13.4%Reduced
Rockland Trust Co372,803$43.0M2.57%−36,018−8.8%Reduced
Tiaa, FSB372,740$43.0M0.16%−11,822−3.1%Reduced
Vaughan David Investments LLC364,604$42.1M1.23%+1,394+0.4%Added
Mutual of America Capital Management LLC364,603$42.1M0.48%+2,171+0.6%Added
CORDA Investment Management, LLC.361,046$41.7M3.26%−13,683−3.7%Reduced
Private Advisor Group, LLC367,647$41.6M0.36%−769−0.2%Reduced
Cresset Asset Management, LLC358,229$41.6M0.29%+263,179+276.9%Added
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC358,828$41.4M0.61%+72,333+25.2%Added
Capital International Investors358,804$41.1M0.01%+3,743+1.1%Added
Jane Street Group, LLC355,177$41.0M0.06%−381,746−51.8%Reduced
Tobam354,148$40.9M3.08%−62,424−15.0%Reduced
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co353,734$40.8M0.05%+7,357+2.1%Added
Scotia Capital Inc.351,752$40.6M0.28%−28,157−7.4%Reduced
Becker Capital Management Inc348,147$40.4M1.53%−5,112−1.4%Reduced
Huntington National Bank349,831$40.4M0.37%+15,957+4.8%Added
Wesbanco Bank Inc348,402$40.2M1.69%−31,846−8.4%Reduced
Private Wealth Partners, LLC348,291$40.2M3.69%−2,660−0.8%Reduced
Prudential PLC347,539$40.1M0.47%−20,129−5.5%Reduced
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.346,884$40.0M0.68%+50.0%Added
Yousif Capital Management, LLC344,340$39.7M0.48%+9,903+3.0%Added
Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC340,840$39.3M0.28%−435−0.1%Reduced
Gabelli Funds LLC340,671$39.3M0.30%−16,540−4.6%Reduced
Smith Chas P & Associates Pa Cpas336,453$38.8M2.49%+6,017+1.8%Added
Berkshire Asset Management LLC334,934$38.6M2.29%+3,902+1.2%Added
Waters Parkerson & Co., LLC332,903$38.4M2.17%−5,122−1.5%Reduced
Wafra Inc.329,379$38.0M1.25%00.0%Unchanged
Artia Global Partners LP329,200$38.0M13.09%00.0%Unchanged
Davis R M Inc320,280$37.0M0.89%+2,118+0.7%Added
Element Capital Management LLC318,703$36.8M2.49%+16,943+5.6%Added
Cannell Peter B & Co Inc318,489$36.8M1.22%−12,182−3.7%Reduced
Meyer Handelman Co317,670$36.7M1.48%−11,875−3.6%Reduced
Klingenstein Fields & Co LP315,994$36.5M1.69%−3,684−1.2%Reduced
St. James Investment Company, LLC315,005$36.3M5.28%−13,276−4.0%Reduced
Glenview Trust Co311,492$35.9M0.98%+2,630+0.9%Added
Grandfield & Dodd, LLC309,075$35.7M2.49%−3,272−1.0%Reduced
WestEnd Advisors, LLC306,835$35.4M1.04%––
Bellevue Group AG306,694$35.4M0.50%+299,619+4,234.9%Added
Nissay Asset Management Corp304,358$35.1M0.30%−4,223−1.4%Reduced
Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co302,926$35.0M0.42%−170,000−35.9%Reduced
Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc.300,624$34.7M0.41%−10,853−3.5%Reduced
Banco Santander, S.A.300,420$34.7M0.45%+9,809+3.4%Added
Bruce & Co., Inc.300,372$34.7M9.72%00.0%Unchanged
Czech National Bank300,299$34.7M0.79%+1,616+0.5%Added
Cardinal Capital Management, Inc.298,972$34.5M1.73%−9,825−3.2%Reduced
CIBC World Markets Corp297,363$34.3M0.28%+66,714+28.9%Added
Raymond James Trust N.A.296,959$34.3M0.99%+2,567+0.9%Added
Schechter Investment Advisors, LLC296,871$34.3M3.08%+63,036+27.0%Added
AIA Group Ltd296,570$34.2M1.66%−68,088−18.7%Reduced
Moran Wealth Management, LLC296,335$34.2M1.28%+19,535+7.1%Added
Poplar Forest Capital LLC294,006$33.9M4.44%−17,887−5.7%Reduced
Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Co294,000$33.9M0.43%00.0%Unchanged
Edgar Lomax Co293,699$33.9M2.23%−4,121−1.4%Reduced
Howard Capital Management Group, LLC293,382$33.9M3.15%−3,000−1.0%Reduced
Wealthfront Advisers LLC293,071$33.8M0.14%+5,683+2.0%Added
Transcend Wealth Collective, LLC292,058$33.7M3.21%+2,212+0.8%Added
Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc289,884$33.4M0.84%+22,816+8.5%Added
Davenport & Co LLC288,406$33.3M0.25%−35,817−11.0%Reduced
Oversea-Chinese Banking CORP Ltd287,402$33.2M1.61%−48,193−14.4%Reduced
La Banque Postale Asset Management SA286,292$33.0M0.78%+18,795+7.0%Added
Erste Asset Management GmbH290,346$33.0M0.58%+91,132+45.7%Added
HM Payson & Co282,636$32.6M0.73%+9,177+3.4%Added
Vestcor Inc282,630$32.6M1.19%+1050.0%Added
RWC Asset Management LLP281,856$32.5M1.56%+33,754+13.6%Added