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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: 3,221 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 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 20263,812$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, 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
RMR Wealth Builders20,361$2.10M0.33%+4,047+24.8%Added
Cito Capital Group, LLC20,256$2.10M1.01%+400+2.0%Added
Copperwynd Financial, LLC20,383$2.10M0.99%−274−1.3%Reduced
West Paces Advisors Inc.20,403$2.10M0.66%−1,318−6.1%Reduced
LCNB Corp20,406$2.10M0.93%−157−0.8%Reduced
Insigneo Advisory Services, LLC20,302$2.10M0.43%+1,281+6.7%Added
Sweet Financial Partners, LLC20,455$2.11M0.56%+1,292+6.7%Added
Bristlecone Advisors, LLC20,511$2.11M0.24%+1,284+6.7%Added
Plancorp, LLC20,519$2.11M0.11%+273+1.3%Added
AlphaStar Capital Management, LLC20,543$2.11M0.26%−55−0.3%Reduced
Great Diamond Partners, LLC20,568$2.12M0.57%−588−2.8%Reduced
GM Advisory Group, Inc.20,621$2.12M0.17%−219−1.1%Reduced
Hudson Valley Investment Advisors Inc20,643$2.13M0.30%−1,881−8.4%Reduced
Insight Wealth Strategies, LLC20,666$2.13M0.41%+1,676+8.8%Added
Jamison Private Wealth Management, Inc.20,695$2.13M0.44%+20,695New
Sage Mountain Advisors LLC20,717$2.13M0.29%+2,453+13.4%Added
IVC Wealth Advisors LLC20,743$2.14M1.43%+25+0.1%Added
First Foundation Advisors20,777$2.14M0.10%−672−3.1%Reduced
Eqis Capital Management, Inc.20,796$2.14M0.26%+8,170+64.7%Added
Fidelis Capital Partners, LLC20,853$2.15M0.73%+1,186+6.0%Added
Bridge Creek Capital Management LLC20,858$2.15M0.81%−155−0.7%Reduced
Legacy Financial Advisors, Inc.20,873$2.15M0.43%+1,212+6.2%Added
Paradigm Asset Management Co LLC20,888$2.15M0.61%−1,100−5.0%Reduced
WCG Wealth Advisors LLC20,203$2.16M0.16%+20,203New
Cornerstone Wealth Management, LLC20,992$2.16M0.20%+1,377+7.0%Added
CFS Investment Advisory Services, LLC20,989$2.16M0.34%+1,334+6.8%Added
Silverlake Wealth Management LLC21,019$2.16M1.21%−158−0.7%Reduced
McKinley Carter Wealth Services, Inc.21,041$2.17M0.17%+13,086+164.5%Added
WESPAC Advisors, LLC21,051$2.17M1.62%+961+4.8%Added
WealthShield Partners, LLC20,926$2.17M0.33%+2,514+13.7%Added
Woodard & Co Asset Management Group Inc21,112$2.17M0.74%−696−3.2%Reduced
Aull & Monroe Investment Management Corp21,146$2.18M1.14%00.0%Unchanged
Fruth Investment Management21,178$2.18M0.65%−100−0.5%Reduced
Wulff, Hansen & Co.21,183$2.18M2.55%+355+1.7%Added
apricus wealth, LLC20,974$2.18M1.91%−400−1.9%Reduced
Sippican Capital Advisors21,233$2.19M2.01%+300+1.4%Added
Core Wealth Advisors, Inc.21,245$2.19M0.89%+20,140+1,822.6%Added
Virtue Capital Management, LLC19,307$2.20M0.37%00.0%Unchanged
Somerville Kurt F21,451$2.21M0.44%−1,427−6.2%Reduced
TCWP LLC21,479$2.21M1.68%+186+0.9%Added
Massachusetts Wealth Management21,532$2.22M2.04%−200−0.9%Reduced
Roberts Wealth Advisors, LLC21,302$2.22M0.98%+486+2.3%Added
Marion Wealth Management21,565$2.22M0.78%−932−4.1%Reduced
Regents of the University of California21,600$2.22M0.29%00.0%Unchanged
Van Cleef Asset Management,Inc21,607$2.22M0.35%−148−0.7%Reduced
CoreCap Advisors, LLC21,638$2.23M0.16%−8,892−29.1%Reduced
Clarius Group, LLC21,654$2.23M0.21%−6,154−22.1%Reduced
Webster Bank, N. A.21,683$2.23M0.30%+17+0.1%Added
Baker Chad R21,700$2.23M0.56%00.0%Unchanged
Pflug Koory, LLC21,719$2.24M1.29%−194−0.9%Reduced
Compass Ion Advisors, LLC21,792$2.24M0.38%+18,709+606.8%Added
Shufro Rose & Co LLC21,799$2.24M0.21%−164−0.7%Reduced
Alliance Wealth Advisors, LLC21,841$2.25M0.83%+1,378+6.7%Added
Chicago Capital, LLC21,882$2.25M0.11%+275+1.3%Added
Grimes & Company, Inc.21,950$2.26M0.09%+40.0%Added
Kanawha Capital Management LLC21,963$2.26M0.22%+259+1.2%Added
Northcape Wealth Management, LLC21,971$2.26M0.87%−447−2.0%Reduced
Joel Isaacson & Co., LLC21,973$2.26M0.15%+683+3.2%Added
Marcum Wealth, LLC21,981$2.26M0.27%+105+0.5%Added
Godshalk Welsh Capital Management, Inc.21,988$2.26M1.71%−750−3.3%Reduced
Diamant Asset Management, Inc.22,065$2.27M1.87%+525+2.4%Added
Brown Miller Wealth Management, LLC22,185$2.28M1.28%−37−0.2%Reduced
Optimas Capital Ltd22,271$2.29M1.57%−9,129−29.1%Reduced
Empirical Financial Services, LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management22,278$2.29M0.09%+4,523+25.5%Added
Puzo Michael J22,335$2.30M0.78%−540−2.4%Reduced
Baxter Bros Inc22,375$2.30M0.35%−534−2.3%Reduced
Team Hewins, LLC22,231$2.30M0.53%+22,231New
SWS Partners22,394$2.31M0.85%+1,492+7.1%Added
Beaumont Financial Advisors, LLC22,433$2.31M0.23%+558+2.6%Added
Advisor OS, LLC22,442$2.31M0.35%−5,462−19.6%Reduced
Humankind Investments LLC22,455$2.31M0.96%+1,149+5.4%Added
Hamilton Wealth, LLC22,542$2.32M0.83%−1,156−4.9%Reduced
Advisors Management Group Inc22,546$2.32M0.70%−228−1.0%Reduced
Boyd Watterson Asset Management LLC22,609$2.33M1.02%+1,931+9.3%Added
Valmark Advisers, Inc.22,616$2.33M0.05%−397−1.7%Reduced
FORA Capital, LLC22,639$2.33M0.20%+22,639New
Bank Hapoalim BM22,649$2.33M0.38%−706−3.0%Reduced
Valley National Advisers Inc22,656$2.33M0.41%−1,042−4.4%Reduced
Hikari Power Ltd22,710$2.34M0.23%00.0%Unchanged
Affinity Investment Advisors, LLC22,716$2.34M1.51%−1,772−7.2%Reduced
American National Bank22,735$2.34M0.40%+2,388+11.7%Added
Malaga Cove Capital, LLC22,759$2.34M1.08%−222−1.0%Reduced
Stableford Capital II LLC22,261$2.35M1.08%+569+2.6%Added
Mount Yale Investment Advisors, LLC22,831$2.35M0.26%+325+1.4%Added
Allred Capital Management, LLC22,888$2.36M1.17%−100−0.4%Reduced
Gifford Fong Associates22,900$2.36M0.56%00.0%Unchanged
IFG Advisory, LLC22,923$2.36M0.20%+954+4.3%Added
Pitcairn Co23,008$2.37M0.20%+1,178+5.4%Added
Atomi Financial Group, Inc.23,010$2.37M0.79%+1,901+9.0%Added
MMBG Investment Advisors Co.23,043$2.37M0.30%00.0%Unchanged
Glynn Capital Management LLC23,068$2.37M0.52%00.0%Unchanged
Mitchell McLeod Pugh & Williams Inc23,136$2.38M0.70%+629+2.8%Added
Bank of New Hampshire23,149$2.38M0.71%+425+1.9%Added
Peoples Financial Services Corp.23,188$2.39M1.12%+1,294+5.9%Added
International Assets Investment Management, LLC23,013$2.39M0.33%+733+3.3%Added
Fiduciary Group LLC23,278$2.40M0.31%−630−2.6%Reduced
PFG Advisors23,301$2.40M0.22%−8,492−26.7%Reduced
First County Bank23,301$2.40M1.25%+446+2.0%Added
Pure Financial Advisors, Inc.23,345$2.40M0.10%+1,415+6.5%Added
Nilsine Partners, LLC23,373$2.41M0.36%−609−2.5%Reduced