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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, Q4 2024

Institutional positions in Merck & Co., Inc. as of Dec 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
3,618
+182 vs. Q3 2024
Shares held
1.98B
+39.5M (+2.0%) vs. Q3 2024
Total value
$196.9B
−$22.8B (−10.4%) vs. Q3 2024
New holders
389
1,324 more added
Sold out
207
1,581 more reduced

66 institutions that held it in Q3 2024 haven't filed for Q4 2024 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q3 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 holdersQ4 2024: 3,618 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 heldQ4 2024: $196.9B
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, Q4 2024

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Merck & Co., Inc.; share changes are against Q3 2024.

Institutions holding MRK in Q4 2024
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Vanguard Group Inc251,096,107$25.0B0.44%+1,292,192+0.5%Added
BlackRock, Inc.222,081,845$22.1B0.45%+10,022,108+4.7%Added
State Street Corp120,909,306$12.1B0.48%+1,882,894+1.6%Added
Wellington Management Group LLP80,742,030$8.03B1.47%+4,932,647+6.5%Added
Geode Capital Management, LLC61,181,863$6.07B0.47%+2,026,859+3.4%Added
Morgan Stanley44,183,699$4.40B0.31%−208,123−0.5%Reduced
FMR LLC37,360,572$3.72B0.22%−12,345,732−24.8%Reduced
Bank of America Corp36,444,942$3.63B0.34%−2,423,082−6.2%Reduced
Norges Bank34,979,885$3.48B0.46%+1,198,861+3.5%Added
Northern Trust Corp31,377,107$3.12B0.44%+4,511,742+16.8%Added
JPMorgan Chase & Co27,109,855$2.70B0.21%−176,010−0.6%Reduced
Bank of New York Mellon Corp24,213,537$2.41B0.44%+5,550,824+29.7%Added
UBS Asset Management Americas Inc21,547,758$2.14B0.50%+3,791,737+21.4%Added
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc20,125,171$2.00B0.37%+1,317,878+7.0%Added
Franklin Resources Inc19,872,444$1.98B0.55%+3,823,283+23.8%Added
Legal & General Group Plc19,484,511$1.94B0.51%+241,709+1.3%Added
Deutsche Bank AG19,246,457$1.91B0.75%−322,355−1.6%Reduced
Royal Bank of Canada18,375,974$1.83B0.40%+1,802,313+10.9%Added
UBS Group AG17,271,289$1.72B0.39%+1,964,947+12.8%Added
Goldman Sachs Group Inc17,099,152$1.70B0.33%+2,272,626+15.3%Added
Fisher Asset Management, LLC16,111,604$1.60B0.64%+1,458,169+10.0%Added
Raymond James Financial Inc15,692,332$1.56B0.58%+15,692,332New
Invesco Ltd.15,452,240$1.54B0.28%+2,847,934+22.6%Added
Wells Fargo & Company14,865,788$1.48B0.36%−52,033−0.3%Reduced
Ameriprise Financial Inc13,964,664$1.39B0.36%−3,200,521−18.6%Reduced
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co13,794,969$1.37B1.25%00.0%Unchanged
Price T Rowe Associates Inc12,511,007$1.24B0.14%−9,961,069−44.3%Reduced
Nuveen Asset Management, LLC12,085,520$1.20B0.34%−1,184,771−8.9%Reduced
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP11,577,535$1.15B0.28%+4,480,007+63.1%Added
Alliancebernstein L.P.11,109,679$1.11B0.38%−917,806−7.6%Reduced
Amundi9,535,680$952.1M0.33%−6,533,203−40.7%Reduced
Nordea Investment Management AB9,399,643$933.8M0.98%+422,382+4.7%Added
Aristotle Capital Management, LLC8,688,333$864.3M1.67%−232,596−2.6%Reduced
California Public Employees Retirement System8,475,511$843.1M0.56%−818,542−8.8%Reduced
HSBC Holdings PLC8,449,894$839.7M0.52%+718,067+9.3%Added
Massachusetts Financial Services Co8,197,687$815.5M0.26%−396,589−4.6%Reduced
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.8,100,071$805.8M0.54%−122,121−1.5%Reduced
Capital World Investors7,906,912$786.6M0.12%−7,327,778−48.1%Reduced
Swedbank AB7,660,652$762.1M0.94%+130,541+1.7%Added
Stifel Financial Corp7,362,103$732.4M0.76%+347,848+5.0%Added
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.7,212,733$717.5M0.48%+675,591+10.3%Added
Swiss National Bank7,160,751$712.4M0.47%−357,200−4.8%Reduced
Alphinity Investment Management Pty Ltd6,967,370$693.1M3.77%−209,695−2.9%Reduced
Principal Financial Group Inc6,502,635$646.9M0.35%+146,685+2.3%Added
Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership6,473,094$643.9M0.52%−486,039−7.0%Reduced
Barclays PLC6,466,011$643.2M0.32%−421,564−6.1%Reduced
Envestnet Asset Management Inc6,459,654$642.6M0.21%−1,047,317−14.0%Reduced
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.6,374,804$634.2M0.70%−386,291−5.7%Reduced
Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC6,285,905$625.3M2.13%+629,303+11.1%Added
Capital International Investors6,280,750$624.7M0.12%−24,396−0.4%Reduced
Harris Associates L PSuperinvestorHarris Associates (Oakmark)6,244,450$621.2M0.82%+3,301,429+112.2%Added
Bank of Montreal6,168,425$613.6M0.31%−341,659−5.2%Reduced
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC6,165,271$613.3M2.00%+253,227+4.3%Added
Janus Henderson Group PLC5,864,505$583.4M0.30%−2,905,121−33.1%Reduced
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board5,817,886$578.8M0.55%+1,755,552+43.2%Added
Clearbridge Investments, LLC5,813,122$578.3M0.47%−1,017,382−14.9%Reduced
LSV Asset Management5,747,990$571.8M1.32%−267,130−4.4%Reduced
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA5,730,773$570.1M0.44%+2,185,771+61.7%Added
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale5,427,912$537.5M0.99%00.0%Unchanged
AQR Capital Management LLC5,377,752$533.1M0.69%+2,354,723+77.9%Added
Citadel Advisors LLC5,281,710$525.4M0.49%−1,759,979−25.0%Reduced
Schroder Investment Management Group5,133,560$510.7M0.49%−1,469,424−22.3%Reduced
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The5,078,200$505.2M0.44%−73,853−1.4%Reduced
National Pension Service4,961,448$493.6M0.47%+175,184+3.7%Added
Two Sigma Advisers, LP4,887,100$486.2M1.12%+623,000+14.6%Added
Citigroup Inc4,739,906$471.5M0.45%+317,713+7.2%Added
National Bank of Canada4,597,456$457.4M0.59%+577,363+14.4%Added
Capital Research Global Investors4,473,385$445.0M0.09%+2,431,430+119.1%Added
Rhumbline Advisers4,463,320$444.0M0.40%−54,025−1.2%Reduced
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd4,370,461$434.8M0.71%+197,616+4.7%Added
Bahl & Gaynor Inc4,320,178$429.8M2.27%−110,823−2.5%Reduced
Standard Life Aberdeen plc4,249,325$420.2M0.79%−359,459−7.8%Reduced
Mitsubishi UFJ Kokusai Asset Management Co., Ltd.4,199,433$416.4M0.40%+377,436+9.9%Added
Caisse de Depot Et Placement du Quebec4,166,192$414.5M0.86%−1,222,359−22.7%Reduced
California State Teachers Retirement System4,075,828$405.5M0.47%−59,042−1.4%Reduced
Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd.4,041,922$402.1M2.19%+595,105+17.3%Added
Macquarie Group Ltd3,883,213$376.5M0.46%−519,404−11.8%Reduced
Millennium Management LLC3,580,963$356.2M0.31%+1,783,987+99.3%Added
New York State Common Retirement Fund3,519,691$350.1M0.47%−38,222−1.1%Reduced
Lazard Asset Management LLC3,408,939$339.1M0.50%+2,775,313+438.0%Added
Truist Financial Corp3,347,801$333.0M0.52%−112,994−3.3%Reduced
Victory Capital Management Inc3,345,122$332.8M0.33%+371,758+12.5%Added
Smead Capital Management, Inc.3,300,210$328.3M5.09%−80,259−2.4%Reduced
Fayez Sarofim & Co3,204,907$318.8M0.77%+309,716+10.7%Added
LPL Financial LLC3,203,995$318.7M0.13%+345,513+12.1%Added
HighTower Advisors, LLC3,151,875$313.5M0.43%+282,865+9.9%Added
Van Eck Associates Corp3,149,841$313.3M0.40%+2,778,388+748.0%Added
CI Private Wealth, LLC3,115,764$309.6M0.51%−583,104−15.8%Reduced
Great West Life Assurance Co3,101,308$308.4M0.53%+643,991+26.2%Added
Handelsbanken Fonder AB3,097,650$308.2M1.18%−32,392−1.0%Reduced
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.3,080,661$305.7M0.42%+310,850+11.2%Added
AMF Pensionsforsakring AB2,841,581$282.9M2.01%+2,039,197+254.1%Added
ABN AMRO Bank N.V.2,795,200$275.1M3.72%+20,542+0.7%Added
Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc2,671,572$265.8M0.47%−1,035,243−27.9%Reduced
Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.2,657,411$264.4M0.50%−546,267−17.1%Reduced
Prudential Financial Inc2,645,319$263.2M0.36%−751,138−22.1%Reduced
KBC Group NV2,616,262$260.3M0.72%+134,403+5.4%Added
APG Asset Management N.V.2,655,495$255.1M0.71%+1,996,433+302.9%Added
Public Sector Pension Investment Board2,472,137$245.9M1.04%+1,287,846+108.7%Added
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System2,450,931$243.8M0.46%−86,049−3.4%Reduced