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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
3,222
+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: 3,619 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
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado2,422,834$249.4M1.28%−68,663−2.8%Reduced
Baird Financial Group, Inc.2,382,813$245.3M0.67%−24,602−1.0%Reduced
M&T Bank Corp2,377,807$244.8M0.98%−67,379−2.8%Reduced
LPL Financial LLC2,341,171$241.0M0.17%+36,514+1.6%Added
Antipodes Partners Ltd2,269,999$236.8M7.61%+520,841+29.8%Added
National Bank of Canada2,273,549$233.0M0.43%+1,233,862+118.7%Added
KBC Group NV2,199,619$226.4M0.92%+412,320+23.1%Added
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp2,123,719$218.6M0.55%−335,809−13.7%Reduced
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA2,117,624$218.0M0.48%+726,956+52.3%Added
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.2,084,861$215.5M0.43%+52,599+2.6%Added
ABN AMRO Bank N.V.2,085,973$214.8M3.86%−25,669−1.2%Reduced
US Bancorp2,080,951$214.4M0.35%+402,136+24.0%Added
Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich2,071,723$213.3M1.24%+206,306+11.1%Added
Marshall Wace, LLP2,051,405$211.2M0.45%+1,875,318+1,065.0%Added
Capital Research Global Investors2,040,284$210.0M0.06%+1,141+0.1%Added
Thornburg Investment Management Inc2,016,111$207.6M3.41%+529,646+35.6%Added
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ)1,960,082$201.8M1.32%−299,048−13.2%Reduced
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans1,947,572$200.6M0.48%−149,575−7.1%Reduced
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC1,869,602$192.5M0.72%+11,911+0.6%Added
SRB Corp1,805,364$185.9M11.26%−3,865−0.2%Reduced
Aviva PLC1,789,936$184.3M0.77%−76,285−4.1%Reduced
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.1,754,278$180.7M0.27%+406,440+30.2%Added
Pictet Asset Management Holding SA1,755,049$180.7M0.22%+1,755,049New
King Luther Capital Management Corp1,708,020$175.8M0.91%+39,354+2.4%Added
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.1,692,140$174.2M0.29%+378,731+28.8%Added
Mackenzie Financial Corp1,696,207$172.6M0.29%−65,907−3.7%Reduced
American Century Companies Inc1,671,202$172.1M0.13%−230,037−12.1%Reduced
STRS Ohio1,666,209$171.5M0.76%−25,426−1.5%Reduced
Eagle Asset Management Inc1,665,917$171.5M1.02%−76,713−4.4%Reduced
Storebrand Asset Management AS1,646,549$169.5M0.81%−22,099−1.3%Reduced
Handelsbanken Fonder AB1,644,866$169.3M0.95%+108,654+7.1%Added
Toronto Dominion Bank1,638,806$168.7M0.28%−444,130−21.3%Reduced
Bessemer Group Inc1,624,424$167.2M0.37%−8,854−0.5%Reduced
Bridgewater Associates, LP1,623,248$167.1M1.01%+262,304+19.3%Added
Mariner, LLC1,595,509$164.3M0.44%+59,234+3.9%Added
Public Sector Pension Investment Board1,577,393$162.4M1.20%+491,847+45.3%Added
Lazard Freres Gestion S.A.S.1,600,647$162.2M5.15%+10,032+0.6%Added
Jennison Associates LLC1,563,253$160.9M0.14%−55,015−3.4%Reduced
Railway Pension Investments Ltd1,559,150$160.5M1.74%−129,000−7.6%Reduced
AXA S.A.1,546,004$159.2M0.56%−172,109−10.0%Reduced
SEI Investments Co1,517,525$156.2M0.28%+10,763+0.7%Added
Lazard Asset Management LLC1,514,413$155.9M0.21%−21,205−1.4%Reduced
Susquehanna International Group, LLP1,509,485$155.4M0.24%+79,153+5.5%Added
Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, Inc.1,485,135$152.9M0.60%−31,745−2.1%Reduced
Kempen Capital Management N.V.1,480,490$152.4M2.82%+196,007+15.3%Added
Voya Investment Management LLC1,479,529$152.3M0.17%−7,557−0.5%Reduced
Regions Financial Corp1,457,487$150.0M1.35%−9,384−0.6%Reduced
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC1,447,121$149.0M0.31%−19,856−1.4%Reduced
Retirement Systems of Alabama1,446,857$149.0M0.70%−2,943−0.2%Reduced
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D1,445,672$148.8M0.54%−50,222−3.4%Reduced
State of Wisconsin Investment Board1,437,902$148.0M0.46%−177,048−11.0%Reduced
Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio1,419,562$146.1M0.65%−104,380−6.8%Reduced
Boston Partners1,391,240$143.2M0.20%−52,937−3.7%Reduced
Asset Management One Co.,Ltd.1,390,462$143.1M0.64%−37,150−2.6%Reduced
Epoch Investment Partners, Inc.1,363,398$140.4M0.89%−17,274−1.3%Reduced
Assenagon Asset Management S.A.1,346,032$138.6M0.48%+817,128+154.5%Added
Commerce Bank1,338,700$137.8M1.09%−13,975−1.0%Reduced
Magnetar Financial LLC1,286,768$132.5M3.39%+632,837+96.8%Added
Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC1,263,293$130.1M1.14%−71,725−5.4%Reduced
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina1,238,770$127.5M0.69%+8,803+0.7%Added
Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V.1,233,299$127.0M1.22%+21,100+1.7%Added
Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank)1,231,880$126.8M0.56%+11,970+1.0%Added
State of Tennessee, Treasury Department1,222,801$125.9M0.51%−16,370−1.3%Reduced
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd1,214,174$125.0M0.37%+830,027+216.1%Added
Virginia Retirement Systems Et Al1,209,393$124.5M1.23%−104,000−7.9%Reduced
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.1,191,070$122.6M0.47%+68,837+6.1%Added
Two Sigma Advisers, LP1,188,698$122.4M0.31%+1,184,798+30,379.4%Added
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd.1,176,470$122.0M0.27%+122,112+11.6%Added
Natixis Advisors, L.P.1,176,543$121.1M0.37%−212,763−15.3%Reduced
Keybank National Association1,153,206$118.7M0.57%−20,016−1.7%Reduced
Comerica Bank1,140,296$117.4M0.61%−2,262,207−66.5%Reduced
Nomura Asset Management Co Ltd1,135,412$116.9M0.55%−80,214−6.6%Reduced
Captrust Financial Advisors1,133,599$116.7M0.45%+98,848+9.6%Added
Royal London Asset Management Ltd1,119,964$115.4M0.37%+55,012+5.2%Added
CIBC Private Wealth Group, LLC1,110,561$114.3M0.27%−61,382−5.2%Reduced
Penserra Capital Management LLC1,091,369$112.4M2.32%−144,292−11.7%Reduced
BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A.1,081,662$111.4M0.34%−168,008−13.4%Reduced
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC1,077,977$111.0M0.37%+950,898+748.3%Added
Great Lakes Advisors, LLC1,062,668$109.4M1.00%+37,135+3.6%Added
Balyasny Asset Management LLC1,061,690$109.3M0.31%+126,466+13.5%Added
OrbiMed Advisors LLC1,055,000$108.6M2.51%+1,055,000New
Brandes Investment Partners, LP988,848$101.8M1.99%+48,574+5.2%Added
Calamos Advisors LLC970,607$99.9M0.54%+188,466+24.1%Added
Employees Provident Fund Board968,402$99.7M2.26%+270,503+38.8%Added
Ci Investments Inc.966,139$99.5M0.55%+89,721+10.2%Added
Rathbone Brothers plc952,099$98.0M0.71%+98,502+11.5%Added
Glenmede Trust Co NA951,219$97.9M0.56%−74,786−7.3%Reduced
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC943,610$97.1M0.17%+38,185+4.2%Added
Federated Hermes, Inc.938,957$96.7M0.26%+157,300+20.1%Added
Squarepoint Ops LLC933,411$96.1M0.47%+720,233+337.9%Added
Fifth Third Bancorp932,068$96.0M0.44%−13,955−1.5%Reduced
CIBC World Markets Inc.901,890$92.8M0.33%+17,377+2.0%Added
Two Sigma Investments, LP898,178$92.5M0.26%+898,178New
Creative Planning893,239$92.0M0.12%+193,564+27.7%Added
Natixis883,193$90.9M0.72%+392,860+80.1%Added
Woodline Partners LP882,500$90.9M1.07%00.0%Unchanged
Cerity Partners LLC870,523$89.8M0.44%−218,760−20.1%Reduced
Banque Pictet & Cie SA867,923$89.4M1.05%+23,647+2.8%Added
Zacks Investment Management864,126$89.0M1.15%−306,414−26.2%Reduced
Crawford Investment Counsel Inc851,189$87.6M1.90%−9,914−1.2%Reduced