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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, Q3 2024

Institutional positions in Merck & Co., Inc. as of Sep 30, 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
3,501
−15 vs. Q2 2024
Shares held
1.96B
+213.1M (+12.2%) vs. Q2 2024
Total value
$221.8B
+$5.55B (+2.6%) vs. Q2 2024
New holders
146
1,537 more added
Sold out
161
1,420 more reduced

41 institutions that held it in Q2 2024 haven't filed for Q3 2024 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q2 2024: 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 holdersQ3 2024: 3,502 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 heldQ3 2024: $221.8B
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, Q3 2024

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Merck & Co., Inc.; share changes are against Q2 2024.

Institutions holding MRK in Q3 2024
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
GQG Partners LLC910,430$103.4M0.16%+852,338+1,467.2%Added
CIBC World Markets Inc.907,171$103.0M0.23%+26,101+3.0%Added
ING Groep NV906,048$102.9M0.60%−281,509−23.7%Reduced
UniSuper Management Pty Ltd904,716$102.7M0.77%−381,116−29.6%Reduced
AustralianSuper Pty Ltd898,190$102.0M0.51%+816,184+995.3%Added
Federated Hermes, Inc.896,238$101.8M0.22%−163,283−15.4%Reduced
Resona Asset Management Co.,Ltd.876,487$99.5M0.58%−9,867−1.1%Reduced
Worldquant Millennium Advisors LLC859,897$97.6M0.71%+72,234+9.2%Added
Fifth Third Bancorp854,431$97.0M0.35%−52,851−5.8%Reduced
Woodline Partners LP848,649$96.4M0.81%+137,296+19.3%Added
Creative Planning842,472$95.7M0.09%−24,731−2.9%Reduced
Epoch Investment Partners, Inc.841,110$95.5M0.43%−502,987−37.4%Reduced
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.835,657$94.9M0.21%−19,330−2.3%Reduced
First Financial Bankshares Inc832,389$94.5M1.99%+8,967+1.1%Added
Crawford Investment Counsel Inc816,163$92.7M1.58%+11,515+1.4%Added
Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC809,874$92.6M0.55%+98,057+13.8%Added
Actiam N.V.815,349$92.6M1.64%+1,507+0.2%Added
AMF Pensionsforsakring AB802,384$91.2M0.65%+427,831+114.2%Added
Ferguson Wellman Capital Management, Inc795,536$90.3M1.75%+327,192+69.9%Added
Tocqueville Asset Management L.P.789,647$89.7M1.41%+52,266+7.1%Added
Mercer Global Advisors Inc771,333$88.3M0.21%+6,990+0.9%Added
MEAG MUNICH ERGO, Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH776,920$88.2M2.77%+19,679+2.6%Added
Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC804,265$88.2M0.59%+721,229+868.6%Added
Mediolanum International Funds Ltd775,100$88.0M1.23%+102,517+15.2%Added
MetLife Investment Management774,643$88.0M0.50%−18,630−2.3%Reduced
Employees Retirement System of Texas774,624$88.0M0.76%+167,200+27.5%Added
Haverford Trust Co755,212$85.8M0.84%−54,165−6.7%Reduced
LGT Group Foundation739,501$82.9M1.36%+42,364+6.1%Added
Tredje AP-fonden726,292$82.5M0.75%−182,130−20.0%Reduced
Arizona State Retirement System726,217$82.5M0.52%−8,011−1.1%Reduced
DnB Asset Management AS723,271$82.1M0.37%+41,716+6.1%Added
Cetera Investment Advisers709,627$80.6M0.18%−27,950−3.8%Reduced
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership709,419$80.6M0.12%+10,501+1.5%Added
Acadian Asset Management LLC705,993$80.2M0.25%+156,525+28.5%Added
Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp702,746$79.8M1.15%−2,094−0.3%Reduced
State of Michigan Retirement System690,290$78.4M0.39%−3,400−0.5%Reduced
Forsta Ap-Fonden668,000$75.9M0.58%+60,800+10.0%Added
RE Advisers Corp654,004$74.3M1.77%−500−0.1%Reduced
Cacti Asset Management LLC645,298$74.2M5.69%00.0%Unchanged
First Trust Advisors LP652,546$74.1M0.07%+62,892+10.7%Added
HM Payson & Co650,806$73.9M1.27%+93,401+16.8%Added
Clark Capital Management Group, Inc.649,463$73.8M0.50%−475,240−42.3%Reduced
Boston Trust Walden Corp635,524$72.2M0.50%−6,460−1.0%Reduced
Lazard Asset Management LLC633,626$72.0M0.10%−573,279−47.5%Reduced
Fort Pitt Capital Group, LLC624,947$71.0M2.00%+47,615+8.2%Added
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company, Ltd622,023$70.6M0.76%+57,198+10.1%Added
Financial Counselors Inc619,319$70.3M1.04%+26,836+4.5%Added
Corebridge Financial, Inc.617,074$70.1M0.37%−19,091−3.0%Reduced
Groupama Asset Managment1,554,497$69.6M1.81%+144,961+10.3%Added
Old Republic International Corporation608,100$69.1M2.59%00.0%Unchanged
Capitolis Liquid Global Markets LLC603,700$68.6M0.73%+302,000+100.1%Added
Pictet & Cie (Europe) SA597,543$67.9M1.60%+10,610+1.8%Added
Pinebridge Investments, L.P.591,233$67.1M0.51%+27,240+4.8%Added
APG Asset Management N.V.659,062$67.1M0.45%−2,334,390−78.0%Reduced
Gateway Investment Advisers LLC587,717$66.7M0.74%+3,008+0.5%Added
Xponance, Inc.585,139$66.4M0.64%−6,255−1.1%Reduced
Credit Agricole S A582,210$66.1M0.35%−170,572−22.7%Reduced
Kahn Brothers Group Inc580,488$65.9M11.35%−11,423−1.9%Reduced
Sanibel Captiva Trust Company, Inc.576,144$65.4M2.09%+798+0.1%Added
Stephens Inc575,581$65.4M0.93%+21,658+3.9%Added
Impax Asset Management Group plc571,781$64.9M0.26%+48,368+9.2%Added
Eastern Bank567,710$64.5M1.15%+340,168+149.5%Added
D.A. Davidson & Co.559,837$63.6M0.52%+12,380+2.3%Added
Fjarde Ap-Fonden /Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund559,529$63.5M0.65%+559,529New
Factory Mutual Insurance Co558,980$63.5M0.66%−40,000−6.7%Reduced
MML Investors Services, LLC556,344$63.2M0.23%+20,123+3.8%Added
Amalgamated Bank554,101$62.9M0.52%+9,667+1.8%Added
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt Sys551,804$62.7M0.40%−4,529−0.8%Reduced
Kornitzer Capital Management Inc548,181$62.3M1.15%+1,291+0.2%Added
Sound Shore Management Inc547,423$62.2M2.02%+16,528+3.1%Added
Andra AP-fonden547,300$62.2M0.92%+240,000+78.1%Added
PFM Health Sciences, LP542,811$61.6M3.54%−53,450−9.0%Reduced
Prio Wealth Limited Partnership541,979$61.5M1.80%−38,489−6.6%Reduced
M&G Plc536,576$61.2M0.31%+94,981+21.5%Added
CWM, LLC534,583$60.7M0.26%+12,094+2.3%Added
IFM Investors Pty Ltd531,758$60.4M0.58%+3,586+0.7%Added
Radnor Capital Management, LLC530,510$60.2M8.95%+10,827+2.1%Added
Pathstone Holdings, LLC528,325$60.0M0.27%−7,059−1.3%Reduced
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky519,084$58.9M0.51%+12,940+2.6%Added
Czech National Bank516,367$58.6M0.59%+33,717+7.0%Added
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.515,844$58.6M0.28%−792,148−60.6%Reduced
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund514,216$58.4M0.83%−8,234−1.6%Reduced
Whittier Trust Co506,684$57.5M0.77%+8,734+1.8%Added
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC505,396$57.4M0.53%+14,445+2.9%Added
Douglas Lane & Associates, LLC503,197$57.1M0.79%−8,095−1.6%Reduced
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.501,760$57.0M0.57%+2,583+0.5%Added
ProShare Advisors LLC501,322$56.9M0.14%−20,331−3.9%Reduced
AE Wealth Management LLC500,149$56.8M0.52%+92,811+22.8%Added
Harvest Portfolios Group Inc.499,908$56.8M1.88%+79,662+19.0%Added
Aristotle Atlantic Partners, LLC496,610$56.4M1.75%00.0%Unchanged
QRG Capital Management, Inc.495,636$56.3M0.61%+8,659+1.8%Added
Banco Santander, S.A.495,557$56.3M0.66%−4,817−1.0%Reduced
Heritage Wealth Advisors494,740$56.2M2.64%+16,022+3.3%Added
CIBC World Markets Corp488,560$55.5M0.40%+66,733+15.8%Added
Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc486,854$55.3M0.34%+10,731+2.3%Added
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership Ltd479,329$54.3M1.11%+20,448+4.5%Added
Donaldson Capital Management, LLC474,933$53.9M2.07%−12,457−2.6%Reduced
Sapient Capital LLC469,502$53.7M1.08%−5,174−1.1%Reduced
Vontobel Holding Ltd.471,227$53.5M0.17%−36,292−7.2%Reduced
Zurich Insurance Group Ltd466,997$53.0M0.45%−594,534−56.0%Reduced