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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, Q3 2023

Institutional positions in Merck & Co., Inc. as of Sep 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
3,222
+1 vs. Q2 2023
Shares held
1.92B
−11.1M (−0.6%) vs. Q2 2023
Total value
$197.7B
−$24.4B (−11.0%) vs. Q2 2023
New holders
148
1,298 more added
Sold out
147
1,410 more reduced

41 institutions that held it in Q2 2023 haven't filed for Q3 2023 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q2 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 holdersQ3 2023: 3,222 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 heldQ3 2023: $197.7B
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, Q3 2023

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Merck & Co., Inc.; share changes are against Q2 2023.

Institutions holding MRK in Q3 2023
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Vanguard Group Inc243,540,519$25.1B0.62%−99,6340.0%Reduced
BlackRock Inc.202,935,021$20.9B0.60%−2,715,229−1.3%Reduced
State Street Corp115,669,604$12.0B0.66%−2,892,482−2.4%Reduced
Wellington Management Group LLP82,442,666$8.49B1.70%+5,196,914+6.7%Added
Geode Capital Management, LLC54,074,120$5.56B0.66%+1,350,663+2.6%Added
Morgan Stanley38,594,793$3.97B0.40%−572,824−1.5%Reduced
FMR LLC38,145,198$3.93B0.34%−819,448−2.1%Reduced
Bank of America Corp35,750,126$3.68B0.45%−1,581,734−4.2%Reduced
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc31,951,714$3.29B0.94%+1,246,705+4.1%Added
Northern Trust Corp29,859,623$3.07B0.60%+1,186,842+4.1%Added
Price T Rowe Associates Inc29,278,165$3.01B0.44%−112,224−0.4%Reduced
Norges Bank27,194,542$2.80B0.57%−46,994−0.2%Reduced
Bank of New York Mellon Corp24,992,357$2.57B0.57%−1,724,945−6.5%Reduced
JPMorgan Chase & Co22,953,807$2.36B0.28%−1,109,509−4.6%Reduced
Legal & General Group Plc20,139,687$2.07B0.72%−545,917−2.6%Reduced
Deutsche Bank AG19,324,002$1.99B1.29%−2,197,976−10.2%Reduced
Invesco Ltd.17,672,817$1.82B0.49%−3,729,753−17.4%Reduced
Nuveen Asset Management, LLC16,654,910$1.71B0.60%+8,656+0.1%Added
Ameriprise Financial Inc16,601,632$1.71B0.56%−429,593−2.5%Reduced
Wells Fargo & Company16,414,257$1.69B0.53%−1,185,625−6.7%Reduced
Amundi14,548,720$1.51B0.74%+1,749,423+13.7%Added
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co14,231,200$1.47B1.47%00.0%Unchanged
Fisher Asset Management, LLC13,338,390$1.37B0.78%+703,069+5.6%Added
Royal Bank of Canada13,275,923$1.37B0.40%−1,183,743−8.2%Reduced
Goldman Sachs Group Inc13,020,937$1.34B0.34%+457,054+3.6%Added
UBS Asset Management Americas Inc12,652,064$1.30B0.58%+746,357+6.3%Added
Janus Henderson Group PLC12,330,095$1.27B0.83%−1,154,477−8.6%Reduced
UBS Group AG12,215,248$1.26B0.58%−489,666−3.9%Reduced
Massachusetts Financial Services Co12,101,901$1.25B0.44%−8,053,729−40.0%Reduced
California Public Employees Retirement System12,004,479$1.24B1.06%−205,624−1.7%Reduced
DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main11,810,127$1.22B1.80%+1,010,671+9.4%Added
Capital World Investors11,628,842$1.20B0.24%−1,492,724−11.4%Reduced
Aristotle Capital Management, LLC9,923,600$1.02B2.20%−235,022−2.3%Reduced
Franklin Resources Inc9,497,273$977.7M0.50%+2,556,466+36.8%Added
Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership9,491,744$977.2M1.18%−2,648,429−21.8%Reduced
Raymond James & Associates9,409,473$968.7M0.81%+68,629+0.7%Added
Alliancebernstein L.P.9,389,452$966.6M0.41%−106,397−1.1%Reduced
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.8,895,792$915.8M0.78%−92,889−1.0%Reduced
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP8,747,183$900.6M0.30%−886,535−9.2%Reduced
Nordea Investment Management AB8,437,204$875.1M1.22%+97,826+1.2%Added
Swiss National Bank8,161,651$840.2M0.66%−1,003,600−11.0%Reduced
Putnam Investments LLC8,128,018$836.8M1.27%−183,450−2.2%Reduced
LSV Asset Management7,814,200$804.5M1.87%−681,250−8.0%Reduced
Credit Suisse AG7,321,450$753.7M0.79%+168,675+2.4%Added
Clearbridge Investments, LLC7,280,799$749.6M0.72%−134,974−1.8%Reduced
Envestnet Asset Management Inc7,229,728$744.3M0.34%+1,177,722+19.5%Added
Schroder Investment Management Group7,140,162$735.1M1.09%−274,058−3.7%Reduced
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.6,892,364$709.6M0.58%−530,378−7.1%Reduced
Stifel Financial Corp6,834,634$703.6M0.99%−71,993−1.0%Reduced
Neuberger Berman Group LLC6,780,314$698.3M0.64%+115,761+1.7%Added
Barclays PLC6,753,283$695.3M0.45%−501,631−6.9%Reduced
Citadel Advisors LLC6,677,107$687.4M0.74%+4,837,236+262.9%Added
Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC6,541,048$673.4M2.57%−73,762−1.1%Reduced
Macquarie Group Ltd6,384,581$657.1M0.83%−448,024−6.6%Reduced
HSBC Holdings PLC6,273,548$645.6M0.72%−732,017−10.4%Reduced
Principal Financial Group Inc5,891,664$606.5M0.44%+8,122+0.1%Added
Bank of Montreal5,522,434$597.8M0.35%−827,295−13.0%Reduced
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale5,400,429$566.0M1.30%−25,168−0.5%Reduced
Caisse de Depot Et Placement du Quebec5,452,925$561.4M1.62%−361,691−6.2%Reduced
Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc5,398,486$555.8M1.19%+122,990+2.3%Added
TD Asset Management Inc5,027,136$517.5M0.63%+74,194+1.5%Added
Standard Life Aberdeen plc5,012,835$516.1M1.32%−770,083−13.3%Reduced
Swedbank AB4,806,451$494.8M0.90%+221,797+4.8%Added
Rhumbline Advisers4,585,065$472.0M0.55%−9810.0%Reduced
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The4,479,600$461.2M0.27%+310,287+7.4%Added
Bahl & Gaynor Inc4,429,205$456.0M2.91%−114,477−2.5%Reduced
New York State Common Retirement Fund4,396,842$452.7M0.65%−205,182−4.5%Reduced
Citigroup Inc4,201,636$432.6M0.62%+157,988+3.9%Added
Truist Financial Corp4,060,789$418.1M0.70%+73,170+1.8%Added
National Pension Service3,955,002$416.8M0.67%+79,627+2.1%Added
California State Teachers Retirement System4,046,406$416.6M0.64%−163,971−3.9%Reduced
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC4,028,916$414.8M1.96%+411,073+11.4%Added
Allianz Asset Management GmbH3,827,622$394.1M0.80%−524,130−12.0%Reduced
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.3,461,296$356.3M0.65%+85,411+2.5%Added
Capital Wealth Planning, LLC3,445,576$354.7M4.36%−35,904−1.0%Reduced
Millennium Management LLC3,420,470$352.1M0.37%+3,372,609+7,046.7%Added
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board3,365,071$346.4M0.51%+438,100+15.0%Added
Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A.3,335,599$343.4M2.81%+209,628+6.7%Added
CI Private Wealth, LLC3,326,066$342.4M0.79%+77,673+2.4%Added
Sarasin & Partners LLP3,297,430$339.5M4.24%+104,812+3.3%Added
Prudential Financial Inc3,286,951$338.7M0.53%−977,744−22.9%Reduced
APG Asset Management N.V.3,195,806$329.0M0.67%−502,344−13.6%Reduced
Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.3,148,808$324.2M0.87%+87,972+2.9%Added
First Republic Investment Management, Inc.3,062,384$315.3M0.90%−334,740−9.9%Reduced
London Co of Virginia2,923,412$301.0M1.81%−108,757−3.6%Reduced
Smead Capital Management, Inc.2,910,900$299.7M6.11%−99,873−3.3%Reduced
Adage Capital Partners GP, L.L.C.2,858,839$294.3M0.67%−1930.0%Reduced
Great West Life Assurance Co2,796,243$288.0M0.69%−21,719−0.8%Reduced
HighTower Advisors, LLC2,768,128$285.0M0.54%+29,095+1.1%Added
New York State Teachers Retirement System2,720,890$280.1M0.68%−121,808−4.3%Reduced
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System2,686,348$276.6M0.65%−97,729−3.5%Reduced
Brown Advisory Inc2,629,311$270.7M0.44%+41,515+1.6%Added
Victory Capital Management Inc2,567,679$264.3M0.30%+16,251+0.6%Added
AQR Capital Management LLC2,547,504$262.3M0.54%−359,583−12.4%Reduced
First Trust Advisors LP2,528,259$260.3M0.31%−93,504−3.6%Reduced
Mitsubishi UFJ Kokusai Asset Management Co., Ltd.2,473,631$254.7M0.52%+183,345+8.0%Added
Fayez Sarofim & Co2,463,257$253.6M0.86%+67,646+2.8%Added
Korea Investment CORP2,461,057$253.4M0.75%+115,906+4.9%Added
Cullen Capital Management LLC2,451,727$252.4M2.95%−88,067−3.5%Reduced
Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd.2,432,302$250.4M1.48%+200,856+9.0%Added