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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: 3,443 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 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 20263,812$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, 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
Walled Lake Planning & Wealth Management, LLC60,527$6.60M3.07%−430−0.7%Reduced
Keebeck Wealth Management, LLC60,000$6.59M1.09%−660−1.1%Reduced
Gibraltar Capital Management, Inc.60,413$6.59M2.81%−1,449−2.3%Reduced
Brick & Kyle, Associates60,249$6.57M3.27%−623−1.0%Reduced
Hedeker Wealth, LLC60,229$6.57M2.07%−168−0.3%Reduced
Brookstone Capital Management60,180$6.56M0.13%+9,977+19.9%Added
FDx Advisors, Inc.60,100$6.55M0.51%−15,555−20.6%Reduced
Cary Street Partners Asset Management LLC60,045$6.55M1.12%−2,153−3.5%Reduced
Central Bank & Trust Co59,892$6.53M1.01%−6,906−10.3%Reduced
Harrell Investment Partners, LLC59,771$6.52M2.03%+1,151+2.0%Added
North Star Investment Management Corp.59,213$6.46M0.50%+41+0.1%Added
Cullinan Associates Inc58,979$6.43M0.36%−6,284−9.6%Reduced
Commonwealth Retirement Investments LLC58,815$6.41M3.40%−2,240−3.7%Reduced
Bogart Wealth, LLC58,710$6.40M0.36%−287−0.5%Reduced
Alberta Investment Management Corp58,600$6.39M0.06%−190,972−76.5%Reduced
Royal Fund Management, LLC58,565$6.39M0.81%+880+1.5%Added
Resources Investment Advisors, LLC.58,386$6.37M0.11%−2,722−4.5%Reduced
R.H. Dinel Investment Counsel, Inc.58,377$6.36M4.35%−1,000−1.7%Reduced
Azzad Asset Management Inc58,314$6.36M0.80%+83+0.1%Added
Addenda Capital Inc.57,907$6.36M0.25%−58−0.1%Reduced
Nomura Holdings Inc58,297$6.36M0.06%+58,297New
BKD Wealth Advisors, LLC58,135$6.34M0.18%−2,775−4.6%Reduced
Avantax Planning Partners, Inc.58,127$6.34M0.24%−1,598−2.7%Reduced
Searle & Co.57,874$6.31M1.73%+21,184+57.7%Added
SevenBridge Financial Group, LLC57,668$6.29M1.49%+1,217+2.2%Added
Spire Wealth Management52,765$6.27M0.22%+2,491+5.0%Added
Sentry LLC56,975$6.21M1.32%−294−0.5%Reduced
J. W. Coons Advisors, LLC56,797$6.19M1.68%−288−0.5%Reduced
Equitable Trust Co56,788$6.19M0.47%00.0%Unchanged
Ellsworth Advisors, LLC56,674$6.18M1.96%+8,235+17.0%Added
Northeast Investment Management56,605$6.17M0.33%−4,612−7.5%Reduced
Mesirow Financial Investment Management, Inc.58,548$6.17M0.23%+58,548New
Horizon Investments, LLC56,385$6.15M0.17%−12,011−17.6%Reduced
Agf Management Ltd56,131$6.12M0.04%+3,119+5.9%Added
Thematics Asset Management55,915$6.10M0.27%−4,195−7.0%Reduced
ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc55,871$6.09M0.31%+220+0.4%Added
Trexquant Investment LP55,741$6.08M0.14%+55,741New
Beach Investment Counsel Inc55,640$6.07M0.75%−7,166−11.4%Reduced
Montgomery Investment Management Inc55,432$6.04M1.86%00.0%Unchanged
Fragasso Group Inc.55,133$6.01M0.55%+5,861+11.9%Added
Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC54,848$5.98M0.12%+90.0%Added
Eagle Rock Investment Company, LLC54,672$5.96M1.22%−1,984−3.5%Reduced
Chesley Taft & Associates LLC54,587$5.95M0.33%−972−1.7%Reduced
Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group, LLC54,553$5.95M0.70%−284−0.5%Reduced
Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC46,980$5.94M0.16%−21,775−31.7%Reduced
Modera Wealth Management, LLC54,371$5.93M0.10%−780−1.4%Reduced
1832 Asset Management L.P.54,076$5.90M0.01%−245,317−81.9%Reduced
Institutional & Family Asset Management, LLC54,041$5.89M0.97%−326−0.6%Reduced
Asset Dedication, LLC53,938$5.89M0.48%+459+0.9%Added
Edgemoor Investment Advisors, Inc.54,015$5.89M0.62%−732−1.3%Reduced
Biltmore Family Office, LLC53,623$5.89M1.21%+339+0.6%Added
ADAR1 Capital Management, LLC54,000$5.89M2.63%+54,000New
GYL Financial Synergies, LLC53,890$5.88M0.49%−1,332−2.4%Reduced
Verdence Capital Advisors LLC53,716$5.86M0.57%−220.0%Reduced
Parallel Advisors, LLC53,639$5.85M0.17%−530−1.0%Reduced
FRG Family Wealth Advisors LLC53,636$5.85M1.19%−1,171−2.1%Reduced
DT Investment Partners, LLC48,046$5.85M0.63%+158+0.3%Added
Marietta Wealth Management, LLC53,599$5.84M1.04%+850+1.6%Added
Caldwell Trust Co53,516$5.83M0.74%−1,009−1.9%Reduced
Hanson & Doremus Investment Management53,431$5.83M1.10%+1,927+3.7%Added
Point72 Hong Kong Ltd53,420$5.82M0.36%+53,420New
Sunbelt Securities, Inc.53,295$5.81M0.73%+796+1.5%Added
Tectonic Advisors LLC53,294$5.81M0.49%+3,595+7.2%Added
PGGM Investments53,239$5.80M0.09%−2,095−3.8%Reduced
Patton Albertson Miller Group, LLC53,032$5.78M0.96%+7,758+17.1%Added
Two Sigma Securities, LLC52,919$5.77M0.26%+50,219+1,860.0%Added
Newman Dignan & Sheerar, Inc.52,866$5.76M1.74%+2,745+5.5%Added
tru Independence LLC52,859$5.76M1.75%+978+1.9%Added
Signaturefd, LLC52,838$5.76M0.13%+3,891+7.9%Added
Berger Financial Group, Inc52,815$5.76M0.60%−785−1.5%Reduced
Twin Capital Management Inc52,668$5.74M0.75%+1,820+3.6%Added
RSM US Wealth Management LLC52,105$5.72M0.15%+10,304+24.7%Added
Sompo Asset Management Co., Ltd.52,450$5.72M1.03%+2,430+4.9%Added
Dakota Wealth Management52,418$5.72M0.22%−845−1.6%Reduced
Lombard Odier Asset Management (Europe) Ltd52,337$5.71M0.38%−40−0.1%Reduced
Venture Visionary Partners LLC52,320$5.70M0.30%−2,253−4.1%Reduced
Mirabaud & Cie SA52,224$5.69M1.90%+52,224New
BancorpSouth Bank51,952$5.66M0.46%−38−0.1%Reduced
Inlet Private Wealth, LLC51,788$5.65M1.73%−1,240−2.3%Reduced
Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co51,592$5.64M0.47%+2,633+5.4%Added
Wendell David Associates Inc51,692$5.63M0.61%+815+1.6%Added
SYSTM Wealth Solutions LLC51,427$5.63M0.78%+669+1.3%Added
Boston Family Office LLC51,565$5.62M0.42%−1,558−2.9%Reduced
Howland Capital Management LLC51,196$5.62M0.30%−505−1.0%Reduced
J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc.51,505$5.62M0.33%+8,241+19.0%Added
BLB&B Advisors, LLC51,470$5.61M0.35%−826−1.6%Reduced
New England Asset Management Inc51,450$5.61M0.90%−5,925−10.3%Reduced
Sound View Wealth Advisors Group, LLC51,289$5.59M0.62%−170.0%Reduced
TrimTabs Asset Management, LLC51,286$5.59M1.62%+32,490+172.9%Added
Wealthspire Advisors, LLC51,264$5.59M0.08%−6,262−10.9%Reduced
Strategic Blueprint, LLC51,258$5.59M0.46%+4,759+10.2%Added
Profund Advisors LLC51,211$5.58M0.24%+2,126+4.3%Added
Mirabella Financial Services LLP50,969$5.56M0.80%+50,969New
China Universal Asset Management Co., Ltd.50,193$5.51M1.07%00.0%Unchanged
Private Trust Co NA50,299$5.48M0.64%+160.0%Added
LS Investment Advisors, LLC50,250$5.48M0.95%+828+1.7%Added
Silicon Valley Capital Partners50,250$5.48M0.92%+4,400+9.6%Added
TCW Group Inc50,240$5.47M0.06%+39,735+378.2%Added
Jackson Hole Capital Partners, LLC49,638$5.41M1.38%+1,343+2.8%Added
Berkshire Bank49,621$5.41M1.43%−774−1.5%Reduced