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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
Fjarde Ap-Fonden /Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund841,030$86.6M1.15%−16,500−1.9%Reduced
UniSuper Management Pty Ltd837,221$86.2M1.06%+55,376+7.1%Added
Haverford Trust Co808,399$83.2M1.01%−26,565−3.2%Reduced
Tocqueville Asset Management L.P.788,439$81.2M1.54%−19,044−2.4%Reduced
Impax Asset Management Group plc781,036$80.4M0.36%+5,523+0.7%Added
AMF Pensionsforsakring AB748,755$77.2M0.75%−387,978−34.1%Reduced
Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC749,990$77.2M0.59%−7,886−1.0%Reduced
Boston Trust Walden Corp749,842$77.2M0.65%−2,111−0.3%Reduced
Jupiter Asset Management Ltd728,802$75.0M0.83%+725,854+24,621.9%Added
Sofinnova Investments, Inc.728,404$75.0M5.21%+201,031+38.1%Added
Blair William & Co722,595$74.4M0.29%+4,288+0.6%Added
MEAG MUNICH ERGO, Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH721,353$74.3M3.24%+85,301+13.4%Added
State of Michigan Retirement System720,790$74.2M0.48%−8,400−1.2%Reduced
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky720,348$74.2M0.75%−6,800−0.9%Reduced
DnB Asset Management AS720,332$74.2M0.44%+36,108+5.3%Added
Arizona State Retirement System718,227$73.9M0.63%−7,162−1.0%Reduced
Zurich Insurance Group Ltd708,059$72.9M0.77%−454,523−39.1%Reduced
Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp706,318$72.7M1.35%−1,052−0.1%Reduced
Sound Shore Management Inc703,293$72.4M2.77%−47,452−6.3%Reduced
LGT Group Foundation705,707$72.4M1.79%+23,964+3.5%Added
Bank of Nova Scotia695,421$71.6M0.19%+27,759+4.2%Added
Miller Howard Investments Inc680,866$70.1M2.57%−5,175−0.8%Reduced
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership677,259$69.7M0.12%+1,530+0.2%Added
American International Group, Inc.668,272$68.8M0.45%−11,110−1.6%Reduced
RE Advisers Corp665,604$68.5M1.90%+10,000+1.5%Added
Cacti Asset Management LLC659,493$68.1M6.48%00.0%Unchanged
Saturna Capital CORP659,786$67.9M1.20%−490−0.1%Reduced
Forsta Ap-Fonden658,500$67.8M0.76%+5,600+0.9%Added
Amalgamated Bank648,143$66.7M0.57%−112,586−14.8%Reduced
MetLife Investment Management647,188$66.6M0.52%−16,401−2.5%Reduced
Factory Mutual Insurance Co639,980$65.9M0.92%00.0%Unchanged
Van Eck Associates Corp639,393$65.8M0.14%+34,220+5.7%Added
Kahn Brothers Group Inc638,793$65.8M10.26%−9,878−1.5%Reduced
Teacher Retirement System of Texas637,389$65.6M0.44%−76,327−10.7%Reduced
USS Investment Management Ltd636,649$65.6M0.72%+13,862+2.2%Added
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA636,186$65.5M1.51%+40,212+6.7%Added
Panagora Asset Management Inc631,914$65.1M0.40%+86,144+15.8%Added
Vontobel Holding Ltd.630,189$64.9M0.60%−35,199−5.3%Reduced
United Services Automobile Association626,000$64.4M1.62%+8,983+1.5%Added
Gateway Investment Advisers LLC624,683$64.3M0.81%−67,425−9.7%Reduced
Old Republic International Corporation618,850$63.7M2.38%−142,500−18.7%Reduced
ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP617,649$63.6M0.82%+213,398+52.8%Added
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.610,437$62.8M0.33%+402,110+193.0%Added
Employees Retirement System of Texas607,424$62.5M0.93%00.0%Unchanged
Guggenheim Capital LLC602,675$62.0M0.54%−136,123−18.4%Reduced
D.A. Davidson & Co.599,247$61.7M0.67%−2,043−0.3%Reduced
Financial Counselors Inc598,233$61.6M1.23%+8,628+1.5%Added
Atalanta Sosnoff Capital, LLC597,213$61.5M1.82%−288,398−32.6%Reduced
PFM Health Sciences, LP596,261$61.4M2.94%00.0%Unchanged
Mercer Global Advisors Inc581,911$59.9M0.23%−19,181−3.2%Reduced
Prio Wealth Limited Partnership576,669$59.4M2.28%−11,136−1.9%Reduced
ProShare Advisors LLC567,431$58.4M0.18%−35,302−5.9%Reduced
Radnor Capital Management, LLC564,782$58.1M11.57%−6,895−1.2%Reduced
Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc562,322$57.9M0.44%+10,627+1.9%Added
ING Groep NV559,773$57.6M0.51%−227,004−28.9%Reduced
Kornitzer Capital Management Inc558,616$57.5M1.19%−60.0%Reduced
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund555,861$57.2M0.79%−161,903−22.6%Reduced
QRG Capital Management, Inc.553,681$57.0M0.99%+553,681New
GWM Advisors LLC550,824$56.7M0.62%+22,909+4.3%Added
Manning & Napier Group, LLC546,549$56.3M0.70%−19,496−3.4%Reduced
Perpetual Ltd545,144$56.1M0.58%+47,289+9.5%Added
MML Investors Services, LLC540,122$55.6M0.31%−15,102−2.7%Reduced
Tredje AP-fonden534,892$55.1M0.81%+10,452+2.0%Added
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company, Ltd529,739$54.5M0.85%+14,788+2.9%Added
Fort Pitt Capital Group, LLC527,602$54.3M2.04%+21,645+4.3%Added
Texas Permanent School Fund524,501$54.0M0.53%−7,765−1.5%Reduced
Martingale Asset Management L P524,037$53.9M1.14%−22,559−4.1%Reduced
HM Payson & Co523,858$53.9M1.26%+241,222+85.3%Added
Colony Group LLC523,409$53.9M0.81%−543−0.1%Reduced
IFM Investors Pty Ltd518,700$53.4M0.70%+13,511+2.7%Added
United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC517,704$53.3M0.35%+16,368+3.3%Added
Aristotle Atlantic Partners, LLC517,610$53.3M2.13%−9,200−1.7%Reduced
Harvest Portfolios Group Inc.514,151$52.9M2.50%+52,886+11.5%Added
Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc456,764$52.7M1.11%00.0%Unchanged
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt Sys510,214$52.5M0.43%+67,677+15.3%Added
E. Ohman J:or Asset Management AB509,107$52.4M1.97%−72,820−12.5%Reduced
CWM, LLC508,663$52.4M0.32%+2,277+0.4%Added
CIBC Asset Management Inc503,110$51.8M0.22%−8,559−1.7%Reduced
Nichols & Pratt Advisers LLP503,271$51.8M3.92%−20,732−4.0%Reduced
Stephens Inc502,458$51.7M0.99%−5,199−1.0%Reduced
Douglas Lane & Associates, LLC502,338$51.7M0.87%−5,805−1.1%Reduced
Todd Asset Management LLC496,551$51.1M1.22%−4,644−0.9%Reduced
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.493,370$50.7M0.68%+11,040+2.3%Added
Ofi Invest Asset Management521,478$50.7M1.83%−2,304−0.4%Reduced
Empire Life Investments Inc.491,717$50.6M3.71%−3,514−0.7%Reduced
Heritage Wealth Advisors487,389$50.2M2.74%+6,922+1.4%Added
Unigestion Holding SA485,111$49.9M3.07%−5,430−1.1%Reduced
Cookson Peirce & Co Inc483,277$49.8M3.26%+5,446+1.1%Added
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership Ltd475,223$49.6M1.32%00.0%Unchanged
State of Alaska, Department of Revenue480,202$49.4M0.62%−11,825−2.4%Reduced
Donaldson Capital Management, LLC479,854$49.4M2.33%+6,710+1.4%Added
Trillium Asset Management, LLC477,897$49.2M1.48%−31,696−6.2%Reduced
Pinnacle Associates Ltd475,156$48.9M0.91%−3,900−0.8%Reduced
MUFG Securities EMEA plc465,000$47.9M5.12%+465,000New
Birch Hill Investment Advisors LLC464,623$47.8M2.85%−1,343−0.3%Reduced
B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG458,986$47.3M0.71%−9,586−2.0%Reduced
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.458,799$47.2M0.22%−20,202−4.2%Reduced
Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance Co454,846$46.8M4.28%00.0%Unchanged
Clark Capital Management Group, Inc.453,540$46.7M0.47%−453,604−50.0%Reduced
Whittier Trust Co443,743$45.7M0.81%+4,785+1.1%Added