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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, 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
3,221
+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
1,409 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: 3,619 institutionsQ1 2025: 3,460 institutionsQ2 2025: 3,338 institutionsQ3 2025: 3,320 institutionsQ4 2025: 3,675 institutionsQ1 2026: 3,813 institutionsQ2 2026: 3,855 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 20263,855$254.3B
Q1 20263,813$231.9B
Q4 20253,675$206.6B
Q3 20253,320$159.8B
Q2 20253,338$155.9B
Q1 20253,460$177.7B
Q4 20243,619$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
Zullo Investment Group, Inc.11,268$1.16M0.68%+423+3.9%Added
Wellington Shields Capital Management, LLC11,271$1.16M0.15%00.0%Unchanged
Ridgecrest Wealth Partners, LLC11,275$1.16M0.81%−250−2.2%Reduced
Cornerstone Advisory, LLC11,303$1.16M0.20%+126+1.1%Added
Childress Capital Advisors, LLC11,310$1.16M0.38%+9,374+484.2%Added
Avidian Wealth Solutions, LLC11,312$1.16M0.08%−881−7.2%Reduced
Lavaca Capital LLC11,322$1.17M0.42%−10,592−48.3%Reduced
Renaissance Investment Group LLC11,334$1.17M0.33%00.0%Unchanged
Acorn Financial Advisory Services Inc11,330$1.17M0.21%+861+8.2%Added
Aureus Asset Management, LLC11,384$1.17M0.09%+1,062+10.3%Added
Adirondack Trust Co11,394$1.17M0.59%−142−1.2%Reduced
LexAurum Advisors, LLC11,415$1.18M0.34%+604+5.6%Added
Good Life Advisors, LLC11,433$1.18M0.13%+236+2.1%Added
Accredited Investors Inc.11,439$1.18M0.09%+50+0.4%Added
Jackson, Grant Investment Advisers, Inc.11,451$1.18M0.57%+51+0.4%Added
Archford Capital Strategies, LLC11,511$1.19M0.24%+2,234+24.1%Added
Covenant Partners, LLC11,522$1.19M0.43%00.0%Unchanged
Murphy, Middleton, Hinkle & Parker, Inc.11,542$1.19M0.76%−42−0.4%Reduced
Mine & Arao Wealth Creation & Management, LLC.11,588$1.19M0.73%+40.0%Added
Bill Few Associates, Inc.11,594$1.19M0.62%+749+6.9%Added
Roman Butler Fullerton & Co11,478$1.19M0.56%−621−5.1%Reduced
Imprint Wealth LLC11,576$1.20M1.01%+955+9.0%Added
Abundance Wealth Counselors11,668$1.20M0.34%−611−5.0%Reduced
Paladin Advisory Group, LLC11,688$1.20M1.01%+63+0.5%Added
Occidental Asset Management, LLC11,703$1.20M0.28%+37+0.3%Added
Prairie Sky Financial Group LLC11,722$1.21M0.85%+31+0.3%Added
YHB Investment Advisors, Inc.11,776$1.21M0.11%+226+2.0%Added
Brave Asset Management Inc11,777$1.21M0.37%−125−1.1%Reduced
Corundum Group, Inc.11,781$1.21M0.69%−1,275−9.8%Reduced
Longfellow Investment Management Co LLC11,817$1.22M0.32%+3,211+37.3%Added
Perkins Capital Management Inc11,825$1.22M1.21%00.0%Unchanged
Lipe & Dalton11,823$1.22M0.73%+10.0%Added
Strategic Investment Advisors11,863$1.22M0.20%+209+1.8%Added
VeraBank, N.A.11,869$1.22M0.47%00.0%Unchanged
Alpha DNA Investment Management LLC11,887$1.22M0.79%−15,971−57.3%Reduced
PDS Planning, Inc11,893$1.22M0.16%+40+0.3%Added
Hikari Tsushin, Inc.11,894$1.22M0.12%00.0%Unchanged
Old North State Wealth Management, LLC11,900$1.23M1.08%−365−3.0%Reduced
PEAK6 Investments LLC11,919$1.23M0.06%+11,158+1,466.2%Added
Buckingham Capital Management, Inc.11,935$1.23M0.19%−86−0.7%Reduced
First National Corp11,987$1.23M0.33%−360−2.9%Reduced
Northstar Asset Management LLC11,998$1.24M0.36%00.0%Unchanged
LVM Capital Management Ltd12,006$1.24M0.17%−540−4.3%Reduced
Retirement Planning Co of New England, Inc.12,049$1.24M0.69%+2,837+30.8%Added
Knuff & Co LLC12,070$1.24M0.50%00.0%Unchanged
Lantz Financial LLC12,071$1.24M0.49%+88+0.7%Added
Abacus Planning Group, Inc.12,091$1.24M0.30%−937−7.2%Reduced
Tanglewood Legacy Advisors, LLC12,123$1.25M0.75%00.0%Unchanged
Pinnacle Holdings, LLC12,145$1.25M0.59%−998−7.6%Reduced
Schulhoff & Co Inc12,158$1.25M0.63%+30+0.2%Added
First National Advisers, LLC12,173$1.25M0.56%+8,518+233.1%Added
Widmann Financial Services, Inc.12,183$1.25M1.25%00.0%Unchanged
Gilbert & Cook, Inc.12,190$1.25M0.20%−1,973−13.9%Reduced
Physicians Financial Services, Inc.12,195$1.25M0.51%−100−0.8%Reduced
Raleigh Capital Management Inc.12,244$1.26M0.64%−2,111−14.7%Reduced
Gilman Hill Asset Management, LLC12,259$1.26M0.25%−50.0%Reduced
Keudell/Morrison Wealth Management12,306$1.27M0.39%−118−0.9%Reduced
Mitchell & Pahl Private Wealth, LLC12,319$1.27M0.75%−356−2.8%Reduced
CWA Asset Management Group, LLC12,349$1.27M0.09%−1,077−8.0%Reduced
City State Bank12,378$1.27M0.70%00.0%Unchanged
Resource Consulting Group Inc12,384$1.27M0.25%00.0%Unchanged
Wolff Financial Management LLC12,380$1.27M0.44%00.0%Unchanged
Kiley Juergens Wealth Management, LLC12,408$1.28M0.46%−26−0.2%Reduced
Platform Technology Partners12,461$1.28M0.60%−96−0.8%Reduced
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency, LLC12,466$1.28M0.27%+281+2.3%Added
Clean Yield Group12,407$1.28M0.57%+1,165+10.4%Added
AXS Investments LLC12,505$1.29M0.33%+439+3.6%Added
CoreFirst Bank & Trust12,529$1.29M0.92%−23−0.2%Reduced
Wealth Management Associates, Inc.12,571$1.29M0.76%+77+0.6%Added
Kennedy Capital Management, Inc.12,573$1.29M0.03%+1,795+16.7%Added
North Star Asset Management Inc12,594$1.30M0.07%+11+0.1%Added
Cape Ann Savings Bank12,599$1.30M0.91%+45+0.4%Added
Visionary Wealth Advisors12,609$1.30M0.11%−288−2.2%Reduced
First Interstate Bank12,610$1.30M0.11%−165−1.3%Reduced
KCS Wealth Advisory12,644$1.30M0.55%−1,330−9.5%Reduced
First Dallas Securities Inc.12,654$1.30M0.30%−3,656−22.4%Reduced
Summit Wealth Partners, LLC12,658$1.30M0.33%+126+1.0%Added
Cornell Pochily Investment Advisors, Inc.12,723$1.31M0.57%−800−5.9%Reduced
Prosperity Consulting Group, LLC12,734$1.31M0.60%+9,654+313.4%Added
Hardman Johnston Global Advisors LLC12,750$1.31M0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Souders Financial Advisors12,786$1.32M0.25%+154+1.2%Added
Independence Bank of Kentucky12,803$1.32M0.56%−299−2.3%Reduced
KLCM Advisors, Inc.12,828$1.32M0.25%+133+1.0%Added
Spears Abacus Advisors LLC12,869$1.32M0.11%−800−5.9%Reduced
Barry Investment Advisors, LLC12,787$1.33M0.48%−120−0.9%Reduced
MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc.12,893$1.33M0.30%−300−2.3%Reduced
Financial Insights, Inc.12,950$1.33M0.47%+2,094+19.3%Added
Laidlaw Wealth Management LLC12,948$1.33M0.44%−15,549−54.6%Reduced
InterOcean Capital Group, LLC12,952$1.33M0.04%−632−4.7%Reduced
StrategIQ Financial Group, LLC12,952$1.33M0.15%+2,623+25.4%Added
Deroy & Devereaux Private Investment Counsel Inc12,967$1.33M0.10%−149−1.1%Reduced
Financial Sense Advisors, Inc.12,991$1.34M0.57%−6,903−34.7%Reduced
Aft, Forsyth & Sober, LLC13,000$1.34M0.56%00.0%Unchanged
Farmers National Bank13,032$1.34M0.47%−69−0.5%Reduced
Stokes Family Office, LLC13,059$1.34M0.16%+1,170+9.8%Added
Navalign, LLC13,082$1.35M0.51%+505+4.0%Added
Doheny Asset Management13,112$1.35M1.31%00.0%Unchanged
Vise Technologies, Inc.13,121$1.35M0.33%−6,022−31.5%Reduced
IMS Capital Management13,127$1.35M0.81%+20.0%Added
Fairfield, Bush & Co.13,147$1.35M0.88%−10,375−44.1%Reduced