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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: 3,547 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: 3,619 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 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 20263,813$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, 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
Capital Wealth Planning, LLC2,267,952$299.3M3.20%−245,543−9.8%Reduced
M&T Bank Corp2,266,146$299.0M1.04%−81,814−3.5%Reduced
Korea Investment CORP2,256,153$297.7M0.76%−281,282−11.1%Reduced
AQR Capital Management LLC2,238,260$294.7M0.50%−96,821−4.1%Reduced
Fayez Sarofim & Co2,203,596$290.8M0.87%−209,455−8.7%Reduced
Mackenzie Financial Corp2,189,127$288.9M0.42%+193,843+9.7%Added
ABN AMRO Bank N.V.2,145,834$283.3M4.24%+4,593+0.2%Added
Baird Financial Group, Inc.2,133,578$281.5M0.59%−49,373−2.3%Reduced
Bridgewater Associates, LP2,090,256$275.8M1.39%+133,194+6.8%Added
Two Sigma Advisers, LP2,085,600$275.2M0.64%−2,637,300−55.8%Reduced
Capital Research Global Investors2,041,458$269.4M0.06%+1,633+0.1%Added
US Bancorp2,025,302$267.2M0.37%−1,390−0.1%Reduced
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.2,021,415$266.7M0.34%−421,015−17.2%Reduced
Man Group plc1,954,623$257.9M0.69%+1,060,236+118.5%Added
Marshall Wace, LLP1,949,989$257.3M0.43%−2,039,971−51.1%Reduced
Bessemer Group Inc1,927,025$254.3M0.46%+285,852+17.4%Added
Danske Bank A/S1,924,350$253.9M0.80%+1,924,350New
Handelsbanken Fonder AB1,893,026$249.8M1.08%+186,134+10.9%Added
Antipodes Partners Ltd1,889,305$249.3M7.88%−285,599−13.1%Reduced
Aviva PLC1,888,943$249.2M0.82%+118,970+6.7%Added
Thornburg Investment Management Inc1,871,244$246.9M3.44%−144,337−7.2%Reduced
Cerity Partners LLC1,807,002$238.6M0.63%+596,406+49.3%Added
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp1,801,251$237.6M0.54%−104,809−5.5%Reduced
Toronto Dominion Bank1,788,902$236.0M0.37%+30,499+1.7%Added
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC1,757,569$231.9M0.69%+4,179+0.2%Added
Kempen Capital Management N.V.1,735,762$229.0M2.85%+7,245+0.4%Added
Storebrand Asset Management AS1,721,746$227.2M0.77%−33,467−1.9%Reduced
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans1,713,630$226.1M0.45%−69,329−3.9%Reduced
Cullen Capital Management LLC1,663,663$219.5M2.44%−241,386−12.7%Reduced
Kames Capital plc1,660,500$219.0M3.28%−55,168−3.2%Reduced
King Luther Capital Management Corp1,648,895$217.6M0.98%−5,362−0.3%Reduced
Assenagon Asset Management S.A.1,634,904$215.7M0.57%+470,217+40.4%Added
Mariner, LLC1,610,439$212.5M0.44%+22,574+1.4%Added
Jane Street Group, LLC1,592,465$210.1M0.27%+1,028,701+182.5%Added
Jennison Associates LLC1,580,395$208.5M0.14%−20,623−1.3%Reduced
HRT Financial LP1,577,992$208.2M1.28%+1,560,558+8,951.2%Added
National Bank of Canada1,599,140$207.9M0.36%−1,711,526−51.7%Reduced
Lazard Freres Gestion S.A.S.1,599,106$206.4M5.11%+14,712+0.9%Added
SEI Investments Co1,556,024$205.3M0.30%+73,490+5.0%Added
STRS Ohio1,541,179$203.4M0.81%−91,653−5.6%Reduced
BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A.1,509,332$199.2M0.53%+435,308+40.5%Added
Railway Pension Investments Ltd1,499,210$197.8M1.92%−6,026−0.4%Reduced
Great Lakes Advisors, LLC1,473,117$194.4M1.65%+442,237+42.9%Added
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC1,466,399$193.5M0.32%−5,688−0.4%Reduced
Alphinity Investment Management Pty Ltd1,463,501$193.1M1.71%+1,463,501New
Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, Inc.1,456,998$192.3M0.63%−13,891−0.9%Reduced
State of Wisconsin Investment Board1,456,633$192.2M0.51%+39,534+2.8%Added
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D1,445,672$190.8M0.58%00.0%Unchanged
Eagle Asset Management Inc1,445,133$189.3M0.96%−174,657−10.8%Reduced
Retirement Systems of Alabama1,432,395$189.0M0.73%+819+0.1%Added
Regions Financial Corp1,416,029$186.8M1.42%−29,941−2.1%Reduced
Voya Investment Management LLC1,382,434$182.4M0.18%−25,927−1.8%Reduced
Pictet Asset Management Holding SA1,362,232$179.7M0.20%−225,328−14.2%Reduced
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd1,340,725$176.9M0.32%−877,344−39.6%Reduced
SRB Corp1,327,587$175.2M9.70%00.0%Unchanged
OrbiMed Advisors LLC1,316,000$173.6M3.40%+261,000+24.7%Added
Commerce Bank1,307,875$172.6M1.14%+10,991+0.8%Added
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.1,300,852$171.6M0.50%−90,492−6.5%Reduced
Natixis1,300,102$171.5M0.95%−617,897−32.2%Reduced
Balyasny Asset Management LLC1,290,930$170.3M0.44%+767,966+146.8%Added
Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio1,289,530$170.2M0.67%−93,621−6.8%Reduced
Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank)1,287,240$169.9M0.59%+4,937+0.4%Added
Ci Investments Inc.1,281,839$169.1M0.67%+378,275+41.9%Added
Natixis Advisors, L.P.1,275,519$168.3M0.39%+68,495+5.7%Added
Asset Management One Co.,Ltd.1,266,240$167.1M0.64%−31,801−2.4%Reduced
Boston Partners1,260,580$166.3M0.20%−34,684−2.7%Reduced
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina1,249,843$164.9M0.72%+2020.0%Added
Nomura Asset Management Co Ltd1,234,039$162.8M0.59%+68,953+5.9%Added
Brandes Investment Partners, LP1,232,526$162.6M2.09%+103,377+9.2%Added
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC1,225,129$161.7M0.42%+31,347+2.6%Added
Epoch Investment Partners, Inc.1,216,883$160.6M0.71%+6020.0%Added
Lazard Asset Management LLC1,182,391$156.0M0.19%+15,779+1.4%Added
Susquehanna International Group, LLP1,175,088$155.1M0.23%+162,972+16.1%Added
Employees Provident Fund Board1,170,187$154.4M2.71%−14,326−1.2%Reduced
AXA S.A.1,167,694$154.1M0.46%−136,922−10.5%Reduced
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd.1,215,107$152.2M0.33%+9,144+0.8%Added
Royal London Asset Management Ltd1,142,783$150.8M0.38%−1,011−0.1%Reduced
CIBC Private Wealth Group, LLC1,136,760$148.9M0.29%−9,485−0.8%Reduced
Banque Pictet & Cie SA1,120,444$147.8M1.55%+384,379+52.2%Added
Keybank National Association1,119,024$147.7M0.61%−15,497−1.4%Reduced
Comerica Bank1,102,603$145.5M0.63%−17,740−1.6%Reduced
Jacobs Levy Equity Management, Inc1,102,266$145.4M0.65%+973,139+753.6%Added
Rathbone Brothers plc1,075,242$141.9M0.82%+46,008+4.5%Added
Clark Capital Management Group, Inc.1,063,245$140.3M1.05%+356,277+50.4%Added
Panagora Asset Management Inc1,050,740$138.6M0.72%−68,602−6.1%Reduced
Captrust Financial Advisors1,048,886$138.4M0.51%−111,891−9.6%Reduced
State of Tennessee, Treasury Department1,045,006$137.9M0.51%−24,598−2.3%Reduced
Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich1,026,121$135.2M0.52%+111,662+12.2%Added
Federated Hermes, Inc.1,023,047$135.0M0.31%+94,729+10.2%Added
Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V.1,018,199$134.4M0.98%−185,400−15.4%Reduced
APG Asset Management US Inc.1,014,859$132.9M0.77%+336,836+49.7%Added
Calamos Advisors LLC997,449$131.6M0.64%+56,176+6.0%Added
Woodline Partners LP976,017$128.8M1.19%+181,561+22.9%Added
Resona Asset Management Co.,Ltd.941,551$124.2M0.74%+941,551New
Bank of Nova Scotia913,268$120.5M0.24%−2,231,364−71.0%Reduced
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.910,200$120.1M0.27%−391,914−30.1%Reduced
Zacks Investment Management910,251$120.1M1.28%+97,718+12.0%Added
CIBC World Markets Inc.909,934$120.1M0.31%−2,696−0.3%Reduced
Fifth Third Bancorp881,761$116.3M0.46%+19,407+2.3%Added
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC879,086$116.0M0.18%+11,011+1.3%Added