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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; 3,854 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, Q1 2024

Institutional positions in Merck & Co., Inc. as of Mar 31, 2024. 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
3,547
+150 vs. Q4 2023
Shares held
1.95B
+20.1M (+1.0%) vs. Q4 2023
Total value
$256.9B
+$46.5B (+22.1%) vs. Q4 2023
New holders
261
1,417 more added
Sold out
111
1,490 more reduced

47 institutions that held it in Q4 2023 haven't filed for Q1 2024 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q4 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 holdersQ1 2024: 3,547 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: 3,618 institutionsQ1 2025: 3,459 institutionsQ2 2025: 3,337 institutionsQ3 2025: 3,319 institutionsQ4 2025: 3,674 institutionsQ1 2026: 3,812 institutionsQ2 2026: 3,854 institutions
Value heldQ1 2024: $256.9B
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 20263,854$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 20243,502$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, Q1 2024

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Merck & Co., Inc.; share changes are against Q4 2023.

Institutions holding MRK in Q1 2024
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Vanguard Group Inc243,269,899$32.1B0.64%−1,506,848−0.6%Reduced
BlackRock Inc.207,015,477$27.3B0.64%+5,179,043+2.6%Added
State Street Corp117,425,530$15.6B0.70%+559,553+0.5%Added
Wellington Management Group LLP86,348,259$11.4B2.02%+752,260+0.9%Added
Geode Capital Management, LLC56,411,229$7.43B0.69%+982,984+1.8%Added
FMR LLC52,170,919$6.88B0.46%+9,370,902+21.9%Added
Morgan Stanley41,505,855$5.48B0.44%+1,376,030+3.4%Added
Bank of America Corp36,011,954$4.75B0.47%−1,982,627−5.2%Reduced
Norges Bank29,933,953$3.95B0.62%+1,422,065+5.0%Added
Price T Rowe Associates Inc29,639,517$3.91B0.48%−447,700−1.5%Reduced
Northern Trust Corp27,099,626$3.58B0.62%−1,392,018−4.9%Reduced
JPMorgan Chase & Co26,660,917$3.52B0.31%+764,399+3.0%Added
Deutsche Bank AG21,243,087$2.80B1.30%−330,685−1.5%Reduced
Bank of New York Mellon Corp19,642,939$2.59B0.50%−1,186,987−5.7%Reduced
Legal & General Group Plc19,243,035$2.54B0.73%−144,648−0.7%Reduced
Franklin Resources Inc17,693,268$2.33B0.74%+7,578,973+74.9%Added
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc17,650,140$2.29B0.53%−19,032,726−51.9%Reduced
Ameriprise Financial Inc16,971,232$2.24B0.62%+557,932+3.4%Added
Nuveen Asset Management, LLC16,544,547$2.18B0.65%−158,153−0.9%Reduced
Wells Fargo & Company16,376,700$2.16B0.57%+114,181+0.7%Added
Invesco Ltd.16,058,539$2.12B0.46%−699,071−4.2%Reduced
DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main14,712,653$1.94B2.21%+2,649,935+22.0%Added
Capital World Investors13,954,017$1.84B0.30%+5,627,923+67.6%Added
Fisher Asset Management, LLC13,870,443$1.83B0.85%+319,201+2.4%Added
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co13,794,969$1.82B1.64%00.0%Unchanged
Royal Bank of Canada13,555,151$1.79B0.44%−1,416,923−9.5%Reduced
UBS Group AG13,537,100$1.79B0.59%+878,544+6.9%Added
UBS Asset Management Americas Inc12,547,370$1.66B0.59%−122,597−1.0%Reduced
Amundi12,666,267$1.59B0.68%+287,832+2.3%Added
Goldman Sachs Group Inc11,656,180$1.54B0.32%−450,043−3.7%Reduced
Alliancebernstein L.P.11,186,762$1.48B0.52%+2,189,425+24.3%Added
California Public Employees Retirement System11,008,863$1.45B1.02%−1,980,079−15.2%Reduced
Massachusetts Financial Services Co10,885,435$1.44B0.43%−541,806−4.7%Reduced
Janus Henderson Group PLC10,461,164$1.38B0.75%−1,595,753−13.2%Reduced
Millennium Management LLC10,069,452$1.33B1.13%+4,021,500+66.5%Added
Raymond James & Associates9,797,226$1.29B0.88%+209,621+2.2%Added
Aristotle Capital Management, LLC9,194,871$1.21B2.25%−292,467−3.1%Reduced
Schroder Investment Management Group8,835,147$1.17B1.37%+1,290,337+17.1%Added
Barclays PLC8,671,807$1.14B0.52%+3,196,476+58.4%Added
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.8,451,336$1.12B0.78%−342,205−3.9%Reduced
Nordea Investment Management AB8,362,812$1.10B1.30%+56,644+0.7%Added
Envestnet Asset Management Inc7,628,069$1.01B0.38%+469,444+6.6%Added
Swiss National Bank7,588,751$1.00B0.70%−345,900−4.4%Reduced
Citadel Advisors LLC7,575,220$999.6M0.96%+1,257,049+19.9%Added
HSBC Holdings PLC7,426,203$979.7M0.70%+749,927+11.2%Added
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.7,070,287$932.9M0.64%+296,092+4.4%Added
Stifel Financial Corp7,038,089$928.7M1.06%+240,638+3.5%Added
Clearbridge Investments, LLC7,026,536$927.4M0.74%−107,853−1.5%Reduced
LSV Asset Management6,987,780$922.0M1.91%−481,290−6.4%Reduced
Bank of Montreal6,577,006$866.9M0.45%−981,300−13.0%Reduced
Credit Suisse AG6,287,644$829.7M0.81%−227,868−3.5%Reduced
Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC6,182,460$815.8M2.75%−357,187−5.5%Reduced
Principal Financial Group Inc6,032,255$796.0M0.47%+120,573+2.0%Added
Capital International Investors6,023,853$794.8M0.16%+5,865,948+3,714.9%Added
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP5,770,852$761.5M0.21%−168,673−2.8%Reduced
Neuberger Berman Group LLC5,524,307$728.9M0.60%−752,851−12.0%Reduced
Swedbank AB5,492,811$724.8M1.02%+74,247+1.4%Added
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale5,390,606$716.2M1.33%+22,492+0.4%Added
TD Asset Management Inc5,165,315$681.6M0.63%−222,509−4.1%Reduced
Macquarie Group Ltd4,955,422$653.9M0.74%−1,015,610−17.0%Reduced
Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc4,931,038$650.7M1.19%−164,159−3.2%Reduced
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The4,887,036$644.8M0.60%+428,576+9.6%Added
Standard Life Aberdeen plc4,880,246$643.9M1.26%+14,717+0.3%Added
Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership4,747,708$626.5M0.58%−830,589−14.9%Reduced
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC4,727,058$623.7M2.27%+701,200+17.4%Added
Citigroup Inc4,710,061$621.5M0.67%+613,098+15.0%Added
Rhumbline Advisers4,449,162$587.1M0.56%−108,071−2.4%Reduced
Bahl & Gaynor Inc4,191,294$553.0M3.08%−80,667−1.9%Reduced
California State Teachers Retirement System4,119,433$543.6M0.69%+24,526+0.6%Added
Prudential Financial Inc4,097,605$540.7M0.76%+337,958+9.0%Added
National Pension Service4,082,482$538.7M0.65%+50,436+1.3%Added
New York State Common Retirement Fund4,026,194$531.3M0.70%−70,477−1.7%Reduced
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board3,879,968$512.0M0.54%+751,597+24.0%Added
Caisse de Depot Et Placement du Quebec3,793,638$500.6M1.20%−1,321,875−25.8%Reduced
Truist Financial Corp3,745,346$494.2M0.75%−25,978−0.7%Reduced
CI Private Wealth, LLC3,589,240$473.6M0.84%+32,978+0.9%Added
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.3,574,872$471.7M0.70%+22,933+0.6%Added
Adage Capital Partners GP, L.L.C.3,375,591$445.4M0.84%+1,479,768+78.1%Added
Mitsubishi UFJ Kokusai Asset Management Co., Ltd.3,159,100$416.8M0.58%+500,159+18.8%Added
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA3,061,017$403.9M0.50%+1,532,058+100.2%Added
Smead Capital Management, Inc.3,046,975$402.0M6.27%+124,503+4.3%Added
APG Asset Management N.V.3,282,240$401.0M0.70%−108,747−3.2%Reduced
Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.2,928,783$386.5M0.84%−15,248−0.5%Reduced
Victory Capital Management Inc2,829,846$373.4M0.36%−65,119−2.2%Reduced
Sarasin & Partners LLP2,808,147$370.5M3.65%−49,648−1.7%Reduced
American Century Companies Inc2,709,841$357.6M0.22%+1,124,865+71.0%Added
HighTower Advisors, LLC2,704,145$356.9M0.58%−65,477−2.4%Reduced
London Co of Virginia2,621,910$346.0M1.82%−104,038−3.8%Reduced
New York State Teachers Retirement System2,566,463$338.6M0.71%−60,234−2.3%Reduced
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ)2,546,578$336.0M1.64%+506,918+24.9%Added
LPL Financial LLC2,538,959$335.0M0.18%+97,309+4.0%Added
Allianz Asset Management GmbH2,495,499$329.3M0.55%−718,835−22.4%Reduced
Brown Advisory Inc2,494,892$329.2M0.44%−41,811−1.6%Reduced
Great West Life Assurance Co2,487,945$328.5M0.66%−22,794−0.9%Reduced
Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A.2,473,330$326.4M2.09%−556,959−18.4%Reduced
Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd.2,431,840$320.9M1.65%+1,228+0.1%Added
KBC Group NV2,387,452$315.0M1.00%−8,675−0.4%Reduced
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado2,371,509$312.9M1.35%−39,223−1.6%Reduced
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.2,361,408$311.5M0.49%+357,133+17.8%Added
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System2,868,856$305.2M0.72%+121,871+4.4%Added