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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
First Financial Bankshares Inc849,274$92.6M2.22%+849,274New
Voloridge Investment Management, LLC827,788$90.2M0.36%+827,788New
Impax Asset Management Group plc823,846$89.8M0.36%+42,810+5.5%Added
Crawford Investment Counsel Inc823,844$89.8M1.80%−27,345−3.2%Reduced
UniSuper Management Pty Ltd818,232$89.2M0.99%−18,989−2.3%Reduced
Haverford Trust Co814,259$88.8M0.98%+5,860+0.7%Added
Zacks Investment Management812,533$88.6M1.09%−51,593−6.0%Reduced
MEAG MUNICH ERGO, Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH809,799$88.3M3.35%+88,446+12.3%Added
Woodline Partners LP794,456$86.6M0.94%−88,044−10.0%Reduced
Tocqueville Asset Management L.P.791,637$86.3M1.56%+3,198+0.4%Added
First Trust Advisors LP791,337$86.3M0.09%−1,736,922−68.7%Reduced
Creative Planning787,071$85.8M0.16%−106,168−11.9%Reduced
Pinebridge Investments, L.P.785,700$85.7M0.79%+452,104+135.5%Added
Boston Trust Walden Corp768,151$83.7M0.63%+18,309+2.4%Added
Groupama Asset Managment1,505,389$83.1M2.16%+1,505,389New
Saturna Capital CORP759,838$82.8M1.29%+100,052+15.2%Added
Blair William & Co737,716$80.4M0.27%+15,121+2.1%Added
Banque Pictet & Cie SA736,065$80.2M0.91%−131,858−15.2%Reduced
DnB Asset Management AS729,764$79.6M0.41%+9,432+1.3%Added
Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC719,479$78.4M0.56%−30,511−4.1%Reduced
Mercer Global Advisors Inc714,063$77.8M0.23%+132,152+22.7%Added
Arizona State Retirement System713,916$77.8M0.59%−4,311−0.6%Reduced
Glenmede Trust Co NA711,290$77.5M0.40%−239,929−25.2%Reduced
Clark Capital Management Group, Inc.706,968$77.1M0.63%+253,428+55.9%Added
AMF Pensionsforsakring AB700,860$76.5M0.65%−47,895−6.4%Reduced
Sound Shore Management Inc701,723$76.5M2.65%−1,570−0.2%Reduced
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA699,777$76.3M1.42%+63,591+10.0%Added
Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp697,208$76.0M1.28%−9,110−1.3%Reduced
State of Michigan Retirement System693,790$75.6M0.45%−27,000−3.7%Reduced
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership692,943$75.5M0.12%+15,684+2.3%Added
LGT Group Foundation692,516$75.3M1.66%−13,191−1.9%Reduced
Fjarde Ap-Fonden /Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund689,533$75.2M0.94%−151,497−18.0%Reduced
APG Asset Management US Inc.678,023$73.9M0.45%+678,023New
Forsta Ap-Fonden669,500$73.0M0.74%+11,000+1.7%Added
RE Advisers Corp666,704$72.7M1.86%+1,100+0.2%Added
American International Group, Inc.655,769$71.5M0.29%−12,503−1.9%Reduced
Cacti Asset Management LLC659,718$71.2M6.19%+2250.0%Added
AE Wealth Management LLC577,796$69.8M0.36%+177,825+44.5%Added
Factory Mutual Insurance Co639,980$69.8M0.87%00.0%Unchanged
MetLife Investment Management634,547$69.2M0.50%−12,641−2.0%Reduced
Teacher Retirement System of Texas629,087$68.6M0.47%−8,302−1.3%Reduced
United Services Automobile Association625,347$68.2M1.51%−653−0.1%Reduced
Kahn Brothers Group Inc624,541$68.1M10.73%−14,252−2.2%Reduced
Gateway Investment Advisers LLC623,938$68.0M0.79%−745−0.1%Reduced
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.619,392$67.5M0.80%+126,022+25.5%Added
Amalgamated Bank616,575$67.2M0.54%−31,568−4.9%Reduced
Vontobel Holding Ltd.612,760$66.8M0.56%−17,429−2.8%Reduced
Old Republic International Corporation609,850$66.5M2.51%−9,000−1.5%Reduced
Employees Retirement System of Texas607,424$66.2M0.78%00.0%Unchanged
GWM Advisors LLC590,339$66.1M0.63%+39,515+7.2%Added
Tredje AP-fonden602,022$65.6M0.82%+67,130+12.6%Added
Financial Counselors Inc600,627$65.5M1.17%+2,394+0.4%Added
Ofi Invest Asset Management659,262$65.1M2.19%+137,784+26.4%Added
PFM Health Sciences, LP596,261$65.0M3.90%00.0%Unchanged
Atalanta Sosnoff Capital, LLC590,329$64.4M1.66%−6,884−1.2%Reduced
Sanibel Captiva Trust Company, Inc.589,114$64.2M2.37%+589,114New
MML Investors Services, LLC585,362$63.8M0.29%+45,240+8.4%Added
Prio Wealth Limited Partnership582,990$63.6M2.18%+6,321+1.1%Added
USS Investment Management Ltd570,788$62.2M0.56%−65,861−10.3%Reduced
HM Payson & Co570,524$62.2M1.29%+46,666+8.9%Added
Jane Street Group, LLC563,764$61.5M0.07%+190,342+51.0%Added
Guggenheim Capital LLC562,960$61.4M0.47%−39,715−6.6%Reduced
QRG Capital Management, Inc.561,959$61.3M0.91%+8,278+1.5%Added
D.A. Davidson & Co.561,212$61.2M0.60%−38,035−6.3%Reduced
Fort Pitt Capital Group, LLC560,262$61.1M2.00%+32,660+6.2%Added
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt Sys554,918$60.5M0.44%+44,704+8.8%Added
Kornitzer Capital Management Inc553,321$60.3M1.17%−5,295−0.9%Reduced
Ossiam552,025$60.2M0.97%+470,962+581.0%Added
Radnor Capital Management, LLC547,534$59.7M11.13%−17,248−3.1%Reduced
Samlyn Capital, LLC546,601$59.6M1.29%+546,601New
CIBC World Markets Corp541,151$59.0M0.32%+210,567+63.7%Added
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky534,805$58.3M0.54%−185,543−25.8%Reduced
Stephens Inc532,985$58.1M1.00%+30,527+6.1%Added
ProShare Advisors LLC530,901$57.9M0.18%−36,530−6.4%Reduced
Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc530,693$57.9M0.40%−31,629−5.6%Reduced
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company, Ltd526,225$57.4M0.75%−3,514−0.7%Reduced
Pathstone Holdings, LLC524,739$57.4M0.31%+524,739New
IFM Investors Pty Ltd523,869$57.1M0.70%+5,169+1.0%Added
Texas Permanent School Fund523,386$57.1M0.49%−1,115−0.2%Reduced
Balyasny Asset Management LLC522,964$57.0M0.16%−538,726−50.7%Reduced
Colony Group, LLC522,570$57.0M0.75%+522,570New
Aristotle Atlantic Partners, LLC517,610$56.4M1.99%00.0%Unchanged
CWM, LLC515,632$56.2M0.30%+6,969+1.4%Added
La Banque Postale Asset Management SA511,073$55.7M1.23%+177,498+53.2%Added
Harvest Portfolios Group Inc.509,926$55.6M2.36%−4,225−0.8%Reduced
Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd508,052$55.4M0.67%+66,242+15.0%Added
Martingale Asset Management L P503,877$54.9M1.12%−20,160−3.8%Reduced
Douglas Lane & Associates, LLC503,480$54.9M0.85%+1,142+0.2%Added
Nichols & Pratt Advisers LLP490,397$53.5M3.81%−12,874−2.6%Reduced
Sapient Capital LLC483,863$53.1M1.37%+483,863New
CIBC Asset Management Inc484,459$52.8M0.20%−18,651−3.7%Reduced
Empire Life Investments Inc.478,937$52.2M3.37%−12,780−2.6%Reduced
Manning & Napier Group, LLC477,808$52.1M0.62%−68,741−12.6%Reduced
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership Ltd475,223$51.8M1.26%00.0%Unchanged
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund475,137$51.8M0.87%+48,596+11.4%Added
Pinnacle Associates Ltd474,065$51.7M0.87%−1,091−0.2%Reduced
Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP427,090$51.6M0.51%−3,439−0.8%Reduced
Cookson Peirce & Co Inc471,703$51.4M3.11%−11,574−2.4%Reduced
Donaldson Capital Management, LLC471,081$51.4M2.30%−8,773−1.8%Reduced
Holocene Advisors, LP470,865$51.3M0.20%+470,865New