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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, Q4 2023

Institutional positions in Merck & Co., Inc. as of Dec 31, 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
3,443
+275 vs. Q3 2023
Shares held
1.94B
+26.5M (+1.4%) vs. Q3 2023
Total value
$211.6B
+$14.5B (+7.4%) vs. Q3 2023
New holders
382
1,247 more added
Sold out
107
1,486 more reduced

53 institutions that held it in Q3 2023 haven't filed for Q4 2023 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q3 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 holdersQ4 2023: 3,444 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 heldQ4 2023: $211.6B
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, Q4 2023

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Merck & Co., Inc.; share changes are against Q3 2023.

Institutions holding MRK in Q4 2023
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Townsend & Associates, Inc7,933$943.0K0.12%−1,197−13.1%Reduced
Cim Investment Mangement Inc8,651$943.1K0.30%00.0%Unchanged
Prepared Retirement Institute LLC8,657$943.8K0.71%+8,657New
First Command Advisory Services, Inc.8,672$944.3K0.01%−409−4.5%Reduced
Cornell Pochily Investment Advisors, Inc.8,672$945.5K0.39%−4,051−31.8%Reduced
FinTrust Capital Advisors, LLC8,693$947.7K0.19%+429+5.2%Added
Farmers & Merchants Trust Co of Long Beach8,719$950.5K0.25%−269−3.0%Reduced
Caldwell Sutter Capital, Inc.8,741$952.9K0.48%−193−2.2%Reduced
Greenfield Savings Bank8,743$953.2K0.55%00.0%Unchanged
Tiemann Investment Advisors, LLC8,754$954.4K0.46%−57−0.6%Reduced
Monument Capital Management8,783$957.6K0.31%−2,324−20.9%Reduced
Change Path, LLC8,790$958.0K0.06%−735−7.7%Reduced
Ami Asset Management Corp8,789$958.2K0.05%−211−2.3%Reduced
Burns J W & Co Inc8,793$958.6K0.14%−48−0.5%Reduced
First Bank & Trust8,808$960.2K0.23%+952+12.1%Added
Hikari Tsushin, Inc.8,812$960.7K0.09%−3,082−25.9%Reduced
Sonoma Private Wealth LLC8,821$961.7K1.59%−552−5.9%Reduced
Hemenway Trust Co LLC8,829$962.5K0.09%−11,177−55.9%Reduced
Alliance Wealth Management Group8,851$964.9K0.30%+8,851New
Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners, LLC8,799$966.2K0.10%+8,799New
Towercrest Capital Management8,871$967.1K0.17%−15−0.2%Reduced
Brady Family Wealth, LLC8,875$967.6K0.33%−511−5.4%Reduced
Klingman & Associates, LLC8,889$969.1K0.07%−9,859−52.6%Reduced
Lavaca Capital LLC8,900$970.3K0.59%−2,422−21.4%Reduced
Aigen Investment Management, LP8,913$971.7K0.17%−4,957−35.7%Reduced
Symphony Financial, Ltd. Co.8,224$974.5K0.21%+364+4.6%Added
Arnhold LLC8,942$974.9K0.11%00.0%Unchanged
Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc.8,946$975.3K0.12%−25−0.3%Reduced
Worldquant Millennium Advisors LLC8,964$977.3K0.01%−33,770−79.0%Reduced
LBMC Investment Advisors, LLC9,006$981.8K0.09%+180+2.0%Added
Mountain Capital Investment Advisors, Inc8,366$982.0K0.33%−313−3.6%Reduced
Scharf Investments, LLC9,011$982.4K0.03%+204+2.3%Added
Pacific Capital Partners Ltd9,031$984.6K0.74%+778+9.4%Added
Glen Eagle Advisors, LLC9,068$988.6K0.21%−44−0.5%Reduced
Donald L. Hagan, LLC9,071$988.9K0.55%+39+0.4%Added
Souders Financial Advisors9,079$989.8K0.17%−3,707−29.0%Reduced
MV Capital Management, Inc.9,088$990.8K0.13%−59−0.6%Reduced
Washington Trust Advisors, Inc.9,106$992.7K0.10%−683−7.0%Reduced
Woodward Diversified Capital, LLC9,113$993.5K0.62%−106−1.1%Reduced
Kidder Stephen W9,144$996.9K0.32%−60−0.7%Reduced
Fort Point Capital Partners LLC9,148$997.3K0.15%+150+1.7%Added
Quent Capital, LLC9,188$1.00M0.13%−409−4.3%Reduced
KPP Advisory Services LLC9,191$1.00M0.88%−1,260−12.1%Reduced
Trifecta Capital Advisors, LLC9,192$1.00M0.28%00.0%Unchanged
Canopy Partners, LLC9,132$1.00M0.61%+9,132New
Corundum Group, Inc.9,196$1.00M0.50%−2,585−21.9%Reduced
Bell Bank9,235$1.01M0.10%+92+1.0%Added
West Coast Financial LLC9,246$1.01M0.13%−44,779−82.9%Reduced
Mark Sheptoff Financial Planning, LLC9,268$1.01M0.61%−950−9.3%Reduced
Capstone Financial Advisors, Inc.9,276$1.01M0.07%+656+7.6%Added
Univest Financial Corp9,277$1.01M0.30%+113+1.2%Added
Vivaldi Capital Management, LLC8,084$1.01M0.30%+630+8.5%Added
TCI Wealth Advisors, Inc.9,308$1.01M0.11%+788+9.2%Added
Everhart Financial Group, Inc.9,308$1.01M0.36%−732−7.3%Reduced
McRae Capital Management Inc9,337$1.02M0.25%+157+1.7%Added
Baker Avenue Asset Management, LP9,342$1.02M0.04%+112+1.2%Added
Papp L Roy & Associates9,348$1.02M0.13%−149−1.6%Reduced
Opinicus Capital, Inc.9,361$1.02M1.04%+9,361New
Journey Strategic Wealth LLC9,365$1.02M0.05%+630+7.2%Added
First Fiduciary Investment Counsel, Inc.9,379$1.02M0.23%+568+6.4%Added
Deroy & Devereaux Private Investment Counsel Inc9,381$1.02M0.07%−3,586−27.7%Reduced
Port Capital LLC9,384$1.02M0.06%−16−0.2%Reduced
Monetary Management Group Inc9,405$1.03M0.32%−50−0.5%Reduced
Retirement Guys Formula LLC9,479$1.03M0.55%+965+11.3%Added
Strategic Planning Group, LLC9,490$1.03M0.34%+9,490New
Pinnacle West Asset Management, Inc.9,525$1.04M0.89%+230+2.5%Added
Principal Street Partners, LLC9,537$1.04M0.25%−214−2.2%Reduced
RFP Financial Group LLC9,538$1.04M0.43%−16−0.2%Reduced
Capital Square, LLC9,548$1.04M1.18%+7+0.1%Added
First Pacific Financial9,569$1.04M0.32%−117−1.2%Reduced
Retirement Income Solutions, Inc9,575$1.04M0.26%+231+2.5%Added
Shayne & Co., LLC9,582$1.04M0.32%−200−2.0%Reduced
Northwest Investment Counselors, LLC9,595$1.05M0.28%00.0%Unchanged
Wealth Alliance Advisory Group, LLC9,635$1.05M0.27%−965−9.1%Reduced
CSS LLC9,688$1.06M0.08%+3,500+56.6%Added
Relative Value Partners Group, LLC9,697$1.06M0.06%−580−5.6%Reduced
Richard W. Paul & Associates, LLC9,711$1.06M0.44%+17+0.2%Added
Virtue Capital Management, LLC9,062$1.06M0.21%−10,245−53.1%Reduced
Phillips Wealth Planners LLC9,003$1.07M1.29%−1,810−16.7%Reduced
Gries Financial LLC9,794$1.07M0.23%−227−2.3%Reduced
Colonial River Wealth Management, LLC9,800$1.07M0.64%−1,345−12.1%Reduced
Apriem Advisors9,818$1.07M0.14%+41+0.4%Added
Vigilare Wealth Management9,850$1.07M0.55%−97−1.0%Reduced
Lederer & Associates Investment Counsel9,859$1.07M0.80%−138−1.4%Reduced
Baker Ellis Asset Management LLC9,865$1.08M0.17%−500−4.8%Reduced
Aspire Private Capital, LLC9,879$1.08M0.32%+302+3.2%Added
Abacus Wealth Partners, LLC9,882$1.08M0.18%+719+7.8%Added
Cidel Asset Management Inc9,920$1.08M0.05%+9,920New
First Business Financial Services, Inc.9,931$1.08M0.13%−200−2.0%Reduced
Investmark Advisory Group LLC9,945$1.08M0.64%+9,945New
Drive Wealth Management, LLC9,878$1.08M0.35%−1,275−11.4%Reduced
Accuvest Global Advisors10,000$1.09M1.16%+10,000New
Seelaus Asset Management LLC10,034$1.09M1.06%−507−4.8%Reduced
Strategic Wealth Partners, Ltd.10,063$1.10M0.14%−24,501−70.9%Reduced
Mechanics Financial Corp10,076$1.10M0.62%+100+1.0%Added
Dorchester Wealth Management Co10,088$1.10M0.20%−300−2.9%Reduced
Mine & Arao Wealth Creation & Management, LLC.10,092$1.10M0.59%−1,496−12.9%Reduced
Midland Wealth Advisors LLC10,096$1.10M0.08%+10,096New
Signet Financial Management, LLC10,099$1.10M0.16%−293−2.8%Reduced
My Legacy Advisors, LLC9,310$1.10M0.40%−409−4.2%Reduced