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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, 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
3,546
+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
1,416 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: 3,546 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 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 20263,855$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, 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
GYL Financial Synergies, LLC61,372$8.10M0.64%+7,482+13.9%Added
Twin Capital Management Inc61,308$8.09M1.00%+8,640+16.4%Added
Ardsley Advisory Partners LP61,000$8.05M1.16%+61,000New
Chesley Taft & Associates LLC60,822$8.03M0.41%+6,235+11.4%Added
Shell Asset Management Co64,777$8.02M0.37%−542−0.8%Reduced
Capital Analysts, LLC60,603$8.00M0.37%−2,794−4.4%Reduced
Argyle Capital Management Inc.60,408$7.97M3.08%−2,102−3.4%Reduced
Hedeker Wealth, LLC60,379$7.97M2.29%+150+0.2%Added
Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc.60,346$7.96M1.09%−921−1.5%Reduced
Harrell Investment Partners, LLC60,274$7.95M2.36%+503+0.8%Added
Cornerstone Wealth Group, LLC60,152$7.94M0.73%+16,699+38.4%Added
MainStreet Investment Advisors LLC60,150$7.94M0.95%−960−1.6%Reduced
NewSquare Capital LLC61,379$7.94M0.70%−29,565−32.5%Reduced
Covenant Asset Management, LLC59,934$7.91M1.92%−956−1.6%Reduced
Silicon Valley Capital Partners59,902$7.90M1.18%+9,652+19.2%Added
Walled Lake Planning & Wealth Management, LLC59,879$7.90M3.24%−648−1.1%Reduced
Optimas Capital Ltd59,865$7.90M6.91%+37,165+163.7%Added
North Star Investment Management Corp.59,701$7.88M0.56%+488+0.8%Added
Northeast Investment Management59,601$7.86M0.39%+2,996+5.3%Added
Keebeck Wealth Management, LLC59,170$7.85M1.16%−830−1.4%Reduced
Azzad Asset Management Inc59,384$7.84M0.91%+1,070+1.8%Added
Horizon Investments, LLC58,879$7.77M0.20%+2,494+4.4%Added
Brick & Kyle, Associates59,622$7.75M3.43%−627−1.0%Reduced
Alberta Investment Management Corp58,600$7.73M0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Parallel Advisors, LLC58,535$7.72M0.21%+4,896+9.1%Added
Cary Street Partners Asset Management LLC58,390$7.70M1.19%−1,655−2.8%Reduced
R.H. Dinel Investment Counsel, Inc.58,377$7.70M4.93%00.0%Unchanged
Bogart Wealth, LLC58,167$7.68M0.39%−543−0.9%Reduced
Addenda Capital Inc.57,745$7.66M0.29%−162−0.3%Reduced
Gibraltar Capital Management, Inc.57,962$7.65M3.56%−2,451−4.1%Reduced
Leavell Investment Management, Inc.57,579$7.64M0.44%+11,844+25.9%Added
Searle & Co.57,874$7.64M1.95%00.0%Unchanged
Jacobi Capital Management LLC57,645$7.61M0.70%−4,202−6.8%Reduced
Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC57,599$7.60M0.12%+2,751+5.0%Added
Brown Shipley& Co Ltd57,720$7.56M2.38%+16,749+40.9%Added
LS Investment Advisors, LLC57,113$7.54M1.20%+6,863+13.7%Added
Nomura Holdings Inc57,087$7.53M0.06%−1,210−2.1%Reduced
Mairs & Power Inc57,017$7.52M0.07%−4,967−8.0%Reduced
Patton Albertson Miller Group, LLC56,851$7.50M1.12%+3,819+7.2%Added
ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc56,608$7.47M0.34%+737+1.3%Added
Central Bank & Trust Co56,516$7.46M1.06%−3,376−5.6%Reduced
J. W. Coons Advisors, LLC56,315$7.43M1.68%−482−0.8%Reduced
Prosperity Consulting Group, LLC56,289$7.43M0.93%+39,412+233.5%Added
Guyasuta Investment Advisors Inc68,075$7.42M0.54%00.0%Unchanged
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)56,119$7.40M0.18%−316,145−84.9%Reduced
Sentry LLC56,074$7.40M1.39%−901−1.6%Reduced
Marex Group plc56,067$7.40M0.24%−69,425−55.3%Reduced
Chilton Investment Co LLC56,034$7.39M0.20%−51,080−47.7%Reduced
Thematics Asset Management55,915$7.38M0.31%00.0%Unchanged
Ellsworth Advisors, LLC58,323$7.33M2.10%+1,649+2.9%Added
China Universal Asset Management Co., Ltd.55,281$7.33M0.93%+5,088+10.1%Added
Commonwealth Retirement Investments LLC55,489$7.32M3.50%−3,326−5.7%Reduced
Signaturefd, LLC55,316$7.30M0.15%+2,478+4.7%Added
Resources Investment Advisors, LLC.55,294$7.30M0.11%−3,092−5.3%Reduced
Asset Dedication, LLC54,696$7.25M0.54%+758+1.4%Added
American National Bank & Trust Co54,867$7.24M1.71%+54,867New
HAP Trading, LLC54,701$7.22M2.24%+34,205+166.9%Added
BKD Wealth Advisors, LLC54,688$7.22M0.18%−3,447−5.9%Reduced
Modera Wealth Management, LLC54,596$7.20M0.11%+225+0.4%Added
Tectonic Advisors LLC54,537$7.20M0.55%+1,243+2.3%Added
Sienna Gestion54,528$7.19M0.66%+54,528New
Equitable Trust Co54,305$7.17M0.50%−2,483−4.4%Reduced
Venture Visionary Partners LLC54,212$7.15M0.34%+1,892+3.6%Added
Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group, LLC54,060$7.13M0.77%−493−0.9%Reduced
Codex Capital, L.L.C.54,000$7.13M3.47%+14,750+37.6%Added
Biltmore Family Office, LLC53,623$7.12M1.40%00.0%Unchanged
Fragasso Group Inc.53,803$7.10M0.60%−1,330−2.4%Reduced
SevenBridge Financial Group, LLC55,638$7.09M1.61%−2,030−3.5%Reduced
Verdence Capital Advisors LLC53,728$7.09M0.65%+120.0%Added
Royal Fund Management, LLC53,706$7.09M0.82%−4,859−8.3%Reduced
Hanson & Doremus Investment Management53,667$7.08M1.22%+236+0.4%Added
Eagle Rock Investment Company, LLC53,636$7.08M1.31%−1,036−1.9%Reduced
Sunbelt Securities, Inc.53,495$7.06M0.79%+200+0.4%Added
Ashford Capital Management Inc53,215$7.02M0.95%+4,950+10.3%Added
Spire Wealth Management53,195$7.02M0.19%+430+0.8%Added
Marietta Wealth Management, LLC53,111$7.01M1.16%−488−0.9%Reduced
Caldwell Trust Co52,928$6.98M0.81%−588−1.1%Reduced
Newman Dignan & Sheerar, Inc.52,802$6.97M1.86%−64−0.1%Reduced
V-Square Quantitative Management LLC52,745$6.96M1.16%+10,614+25.2%Added
BancorpSouth Bank52,315$6.90M0.50%+363+0.7%Added
Jackson Square Capital, LLC52,244$6.89M1.77%+15,615+42.6%Added
J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc.52,253$6.89M0.35%+748+1.5%Added
Edgemoor Investment Advisors, Inc.52,163$6.88M0.65%−1,852−3.4%Reduced
RSM US Wealth Management LLC52,001$6.86M0.18%−104−0.2%Reduced
Inlet Private Wealth, LLC51,788$6.83M1.91%00.0%Unchanged
Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC51,650$6.82M0.22%+4,713+10.0%Added
tru Independence LLC51,610$6.81M2.01%−1,249−2.4%Reduced
Meridian Wealth Advisors, LLC51,598$6.81M1.28%+2,510+5.1%Added
Wendell David Associates Inc51,549$6.80M0.69%−143−0.3%Reduced
Boston Family Office LLC51,507$6.80M0.49%−58−0.1%Reduced
Ascent Group, LLC51,422$6.79M0.60%+14,974+41.1%Added
CAPROCK Group, Inc.51,043$6.77M0.39%+2,398+4.9%Added
U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors, LLC51,201$6.76M0.26%−10,930−17.6%Reduced
Howland Capital Management LLC50,621$6.72M0.32%−575−1.1%Reduced
First Citizens Bank & Trust Co50,730$6.69M0.13%+31,826+168.4%Added
Merit Financial Group, LLC52,450$6.69M0.16%+14,860+39.5%Added
Hilltop Holdings Inc.50,626$6.68M0.74%+7,759+18.1%Added
Jackson Hole Capital Partners, LLC50,589$6.68M1.53%+951+1.9%Added
Allworth Financial LP50,588$6.68M0.05%+3,704+7.9%Added
Capital Investment Counsel, LLC50,508$6.66M1.43%+21,347+73.2%Added