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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
Quilter Plc874,777$115.4M2.73%−2,101−0.2%Reduced
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA864,908$114.1M2.02%+165,131+23.6%Added
Saturna Capital CORP864,424$114.1M1.57%+104,586+13.8%Added
Zurich Insurance Group Ltd859,810$113.5M1.04%+819,914+2,055.1%Added
Tredje AP-fonden859,022$113.3M1.18%+257,000+42.7%Added
Los Angeles Capital Management LLC848,781$112.0M0.38%+472,479+125.6%Added
First Financial Bankshares Inc842,586$111.2M2.50%−6,688−0.8%Reduced
UniSuper Management Pty Ltd838,063$110.6M1.06%+19,831+2.4%Added
Creative Planning826,535$109.1M0.12%+39,464+5.0%Added
Haverford Trust Co821,450$108.4M1.13%+7,191+0.9%Added
ING Groep NV815,788$107.6M0.74%−484,136−37.2%Reduced
Crawford Investment Counsel Inc811,729$107.1M2.00%−12,115−1.5%Reduced
Colony Group, LLC794,288$104.8M0.85%+271,718+52.0%Added
Tocqueville Asset Management L.P.788,836$104.1M1.70%−2,801−0.4%Reduced
Penserra Capital Management LLC786,000$103.7M1.30%−87,295−10.0%Reduced
Cetera Investment Advisers765,846$101.1M0.24%+549,961+254.7%Added
Public Sector Pension Investment Board757,253$99.9M0.72%−107,750−12.5%Reduced
Groupama Asset Managment696,042$98.8M1.81%−809,347−53.8%Reduced
Mercer Global Advisors Inc745,487$98.4M0.28%+31,424+4.4%Added
MEAG MUNICH ERGO, Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH741,345$97.8M3.54%−68,454−8.5%Reduced
Blair William & Co738,029$97.4M0.31%+3130.0%Added
AMF Pensionsforsakring AB726,553$96.0M0.73%+25,693+3.7%Added
Arizona State Retirement System727,180$96.0M0.66%+13,264+1.9%Added
Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC707,835$93.9M0.61%−11,644−1.6%Reduced
Fjarde Ap-Fonden /Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund711,629$93.9M1.04%+22,096+3.2%Added
Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp711,347$93.9M1.47%+14,139+2.0%Added
State of Michigan Retirement System694,290$91.6M0.49%+500+0.1%Added
Sound Shore Management Inc693,292$91.5M2.86%−8,431−1.2%Reduced
Mediolanum International Funds Ltd694,125$91.5M1.49%+694,125New
Glenmede Trust Co NA691,175$91.2M0.46%−20,115−2.8%Reduced
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership690,939$91.2M0.13%−2,004−0.3%Reduced
LGT Group Foundation684,379$90.3M2.13%−8,137−1.2%Reduced
Boston Trust Walden Corp681,543$89.9M0.64%−86,608−11.3%Reduced
Pinebridge Investments, L.P.680,016$89.7M0.72%−105,684−13.5%Reduced
Forsta Ap-Fonden669,900$88.4M0.75%+400+0.1%Added
RE Advisers Corp665,704$87.8M2.06%−1,000−0.1%Reduced
American International Group, Inc.651,653$86.0M0.31%−4,116−0.6%Reduced
Sofinnova Investments, Inc.651,299$85.9M5.07%−206,672−24.1%Reduced
DnB Asset Management AS646,425$85.3M0.44%−83,339−11.4%Reduced
Teacher Retirement System of Texas640,395$84.5M0.54%+11,308+1.8%Added
Factory Mutual Insurance Co639,980$84.4M0.97%00.0%Unchanged
Impax Asset Management Group plc635,446$83.8M0.32%−188,400−22.9%Reduced
Cacti Asset Management LLC645,298$83.6M6.86%−14,420−2.2%Reduced
Ofi Invest Asset Management669,159$81.8M2.22%+9,897+1.5%Added
Kahn Brothers Group Inc613,815$81.0M12.01%−10,726−1.7%Reduced
MetLife Investment Management612,796$80.9M0.54%−21,751−3.4%Reduced
Two Sigma Investments, LP611,403$80.7M0.20%−1,616,116−72.6%Reduced
GWM Advisors LLC609,983$80.5M0.70%+19,644+3.3%Added
Old Republic International Corporation609,850$80.5M3.16%00.0%Unchanged
Employees Retirement System of Texas607,424$80.2M0.88%00.0%Unchanged
MML Investors Services, LLC598,173$78.9M0.33%+12,811+2.2%Added
PFM Health Sciences, LP596,261$78.7M3.91%00.0%Unchanged
Prio Wealth Limited Partnership591,160$78.0M2.25%+8,170+1.4%Added
Atalanta Sosnoff Capital, LLC587,186$77.5M1.79%−3,143−0.5%Reduced
Gateway Investment Advisers LLC586,199$77.3M0.88%−37,739−6.0%Reduced
Financial Counselors Inc585,622$77.3M1.30%−15,005−2.5%Reduced
Sanibel Captiva Trust Company, Inc.582,544$76.9M2.62%−6,570−1.1%Reduced
First Trust Advisors LP582,415$76.8M0.08%−208,922−26.4%Reduced
USS Investment Management Ltd581,756$76.7M0.63%+10,968+1.9%Added
Vontobel Holding Ltd.580,407$76.6M0.61%−32,353−5.3%Reduced
Fort Pitt Capital Group, LLC571,355$75.4M2.32%+11,093+2.0%Added
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund569,000$75.1M0.26%−306,200−35.0%Reduced
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt Sys556,292$73.4M0.50%+1,374+0.2%Added
HM Payson & Co554,349$73.1M1.36%−16,175−2.8%Reduced
D.A. Davidson & Co.551,083$72.7M0.66%−10,129−1.8%Reduced
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company, Ltd549,175$72.5M0.90%+22,950+4.4%Added
Stephens Inc546,450$72.1M1.12%+13,465+2.5%Added
Kornitzer Capital Management Inc545,189$71.9M1.32%−8,132−1.5%Reduced
Pathstone Holdings, LLC542,729$71.6M0.34%+17,990+3.4%Added
United Services Automobile Association538,434$71.0M1.75%−86,913−13.9%Reduced
Worldquant Millennium Advisors LLC533,912$70.4M0.87%+524,948+5,856.2%Added
Amalgamated Bank529,974$69.9M0.60%−86,601−14.0%Reduced
Radnor Capital Management, LLC529,601$69.9M11.92%−17,933−3.3%Reduced
Douglas Lane & Associates, LLC527,245$69.6M0.98%+23,765+4.7%Added
Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc527,072$69.5M0.45%−3,621−0.7%Reduced
Texas Permanent School Fund523,994$69.1M0.55%+608+0.1%Added
IFM Investors Pty Ltd521,793$68.9M0.75%−2,076−0.4%Reduced
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.519,170$68.3M0.78%−100,222−16.2%Reduced
CWM, LLC516,232$68.1M0.33%+600+0.1%Added
Avidity Partners Management LP502,000$66.2M2.35%+502,000New
Aristotle Atlantic Partners, LLC500,610$66.1M2.16%−17,000−3.3%Reduced
Berkley W R Corp500,000$66.0M4.12%+500,000New
Pictet & Cie (Europe) SA499,887$66.0M1.72%+210,460+72.7%Added
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky499,680$65.9M0.59%−35,125−6.6%Reduced
B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG498,058$65.7M0.73%+51,156+11.4%Added
CIBC Asset Management Inc493,632$65.1M0.23%+9,173+1.9%Added
Whittier Trust Co492,945$65.0M0.95%+45,350+10.1%Added
ProShare Advisors LLC487,079$64.3M0.17%−43,822−8.3%Reduced
Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co484,200$63.9M0.55%+288,700+147.7%Added
Sapient Capital LLC476,221$63.2M1.40%−7,642−1.6%Reduced
Donaldson Capital Management, LLC477,373$63.0M2.62%+6,292+1.3%Added
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership Ltd475,223$62.7M1.40%00.0%Unchanged
Nichols & Pratt Advisers LLP473,910$62.5M4.21%−16,487−3.4%Reduced
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund470,775$62.1M0.95%−4,362−0.9%Reduced
Pinnacle Associates Ltd470,102$62.0M0.98%−3,963−0.8%Reduced
QRG Capital Management, Inc.469,726$62.0M0.79%−92,233−16.4%Reduced
Cookson Peirce & Co Inc468,973$61.9M3.30%−2,730−0.6%Reduced
Empire Life Investments Inc.468,462$61.8M3.80%−10,475−2.2%Reduced
Heritage Wealth Advisors466,425$61.5M2.81%+8,073+1.8%Added
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC465,323$61.4M0.68%+97,805+26.6%Added