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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, 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
+183 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
390
1,324 more added
Sold out
207
1,580 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: 3,619 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 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 20263,855$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, 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
State of Tennessee, Treasury Department929,554$92.5M0.34%−40,258−4.2%Reduced
Keybank National Association923,657$91.9M0.35%−12,025−1.3%Reduced
Creative Planning921,723$91.7M0.09%+79,251+9.4%Added
Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB (publ)913,400$90.9M0.51%+913,400New
First Trust Advisors LP907,237$90.3M0.08%+254,691+39.0%Added
Sarasin & Partners LLP888,501$88.4M0.98%−995,784−52.8%Reduced
Railway Pension Investments Ltd885,115$88.1M1.17%−37,300−4.0%Reduced
UniSuper Management Pty Ltd884,709$88.0M0.63%−20,007−2.2%Reduced
Intech Investment Management LLC884,573$88.0M0.85%+467,177+111.9%Added
DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main875,191$87.1M0.09%−4,112,964−82.5%Reduced
Fjarde Ap-Fonden /Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund872,029$86.7M0.88%+312,500+55.9%Added
Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC861,944$86.4M0.34%+52,070+6.4%Added
Davenport & Co LLC866,070$86.0M0.50%+580,336+203.1%Added
Actiam N.V.853,754$84.9M1.30%+38,405+4.7%Added
Resona Asset Management Co.,Ltd.853,137$84.9M0.50%−23,350−2.7%Reduced
Calamos Advisors LLC852,847$84.8M0.39%−100,857−10.6%Reduced
CIBC World Markets Inc.845,586$84.1M0.19%−61,585−6.8%Reduced
First Financial Bankshares Inc844,385$84.0M1.82%+11,996+1.4%Added
Crawford Investment Counsel Inc836,545$83.2M1.50%+20,382+2.5%Added
OrbiMed Advisors LLC829,900$82.6M1.71%−486,100−36.9%Reduced
AustralianSuper Pty Ltd821,416$81.7M0.39%−76,774−8.5%Reduced
Tredje AP-fonden803,829$80.0M0.72%+77,537+10.7%Added
Vestal Point Capital, LP800,000$79.6M4.72%+800,000New
J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG794,562$79.0M1.34%−168,135−17.5%Reduced
Capital Fund Management S.A.784,215$78.0M0.77%−128,717−14.1%Reduced
MetLife Investment Management781,475$77.7M0.42%+6,832+0.9%Added
Groupama Asset Managment789,788$77.7M1.59%−764,709−49.2%Reduced
DnB Asset Management AS777,284$77.3M0.33%+54,013+7.5%Added
Boston Partners776,793$77.3M0.09%−436,367−36.0%Reduced
Ferguson Wellman Capital Management, Inc776,372$77.2M1.47%−19,164−2.4%Reduced
Tocqueville Asset Management L.P.760,610$75.7M1.19%−29,037−3.7%Reduced
Employees Retirement System of Texas745,324$74.1M0.63%−29,300−3.8%Reduced
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.765,139$74.1M0.17%−70,518−8.4%Reduced
Fifth Third Bancorp740,633$73.7M0.27%−113,798−13.3%Reduced
Arizona State Retirement System735,667$73.2M0.45%+9,450+1.3%Added
Woodline Partners LP731,334$72.8M0.49%−117,315−13.8%Reduced
Haverford Trust Co729,069$72.5M0.72%−26,143−3.5%Reduced
State of Michigan Retirement System719,590$71.6M0.37%+29,300+4.2%Added
Assenagon Asset Management S.A.709,538$70.6M0.13%−1,440,399−67.0%Reduced
Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp698,965$69.5M1.01%−3,781−0.5%Reduced
Epoch Investment Partners, Inc.682,076$67.9M0.33%−159,034−18.9%Reduced
Cetera Investment Advisers680,931$67.7M0.14%−28,696−4.0%Reduced
RE Advisers Corp678,804$67.5M1.63%+24,800+3.8%Added
Nicholas Company, Inc.663,386$66.0M1.07%+213,489+47.5%Added
Federated Hermes, Inc.660,251$65.7M0.14%−235,987−26.3%Reduced
Ofi Invest Asset Management678,068$65.1M1.54%+678,068New
Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd641,957$63.8M0.47%+221,767+52.8%Added
Cacti Asset Management LLC644,298$63.4M4.91%−1,000−0.2%Reduced
Forsta Ap-Fonden635,000$63.2M0.45%−33,000−4.9%Reduced
Boston Trust Walden Corp633,623$63.0M0.44%−1,901−0.3%Reduced
Mercer Global Advisors Inc633,206$63.0M0.15%−138,127−17.9%Reduced
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company, Ltd632,355$62.9M0.64%+10,332+1.7%Added
Edgar Lomax Co631,585$62.8M4.05%+631,585New
Financial Counselors Inc618,477$61.5M0.90%−842−0.1%Reduced
CWM, LLC610,270$60.7M0.25%+75,687+14.2%Added
USS Investment Management Ltd610,080$60.7M0.44%+187,064+44.2%Added
Old Republic International Corporation608,100$60.5M2.38%00.0%Unchanged
Jones Financial Companies LLLP606,467$60.3M0.06%+152,177+33.5%Added
Capitolis Liquid Global Markets LLC603,700$60.1M0.58%00.0%Unchanged
Xponance, Inc.603,596$60.0M0.55%+18,457+3.2%Added
Pictet & Cie (Europe) SA596,285$59.3M1.30%−1,258−0.2%Reduced
Zurich Insurance Group Ltd593,787$59.1M0.48%+126,790+27.2%Added
ProShare Advisors LLC591,067$58.8M0.13%+89,745+17.9%Added
Perpetual Ltd585,395$58.2M0.68%+164,506+39.1%Added
Causeway Capital Management LLC584,473$58.1M1.32%+584,473New
Corebridge Financial, Inc.581,389$57.8M0.31%−35,685−5.8%Reduced
Andra AP-fonden576,700$57.4M0.92%+29,400+5.4%Added
Acadian Asset Management LLC566,736$56.4M0.16%−139,257−19.7%Reduced
D.A. Davidson & Co.566,034$56.3M0.46%+6,197+1.1%Added
Sanibel Captiva Trust Company, Inc.564,884$56.2M1.80%−11,260−2.0%Reduced
AE Wealth Management LLC561,371$55.8M0.47%+61,222+12.2%Added
Factory Mutual Insurance Co558,980$55.6M0.60%00.0%Unchanged
Gateway Investment Advisers LLC554,562$55.2M0.61%−33,155−5.6%Reduced
M&G Plc555,628$55.0M0.34%+19,052+3.6%Added
Czech National Bank548,475$54.6M0.51%+32,108+6.2%Added
Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc546,802$54.4M0.32%+59,948+12.3%Added
Adviser Investments LLC546,590$54.4M0.67%+207,497+61.2%Added
AIA Group Ltd545,935$54.3M1.31%+200,498+58.0%Added
Harvest Portfolios Group Inc.542,156$53.9M1.80%+42,248+8.5%Added
CIBC World Markets Corp540,749$53.8M0.32%+52,189+10.7%Added
Kornitzer Capital Management Inc538,489$53.6M1.05%−9,692−1.8%Reduced
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt Sys537,876$53.5M0.33%−13,928−2.5%Reduced
Heritage Wealth Advisors534,970$53.2M2.64%+40,230+8.1%Added
QRG Capital Management, Inc.528,600$52.6M0.54%+32,964+6.7%Added
Amalgamated Bank527,093$52.4M0.43%−27,008−4.9%Reduced
Radnor Capital Management, LLC520,766$51.8M8.66%−9,744−1.8%Reduced
Pathstone Holdings, LLC520,259$51.8M0.23%−8,066−1.5%Reduced
Douglas Lane & Associates, LLC519,589$51.7M0.73%+16,392+3.3%Added
Private Advisor Group, LLC517,795$51.5M0.29%+206,175+66.2%Added
Kahn Brothers Group Inc508,908$50.6M11.00%−71,580−12.3%Reduced
Whittier Trust Co508,030$50.5M0.67%+1,346+0.3%Added
Banco Santander, S.A.507,027$50.4M0.61%+11,470+2.3%Added
Glenmede Trust Co NA500,072$49.7M0.25%−598,169−54.5%Reduced
Aristotle Atlantic Partners, LLC496,610$49.4M1.55%00.0%Unchanged
MML Investors Services, LLC493,383$49.1M0.17%−62,961−11.3%Reduced
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.490,373$48.9M0.51%−11,387−2.3%Reduced
1832 Asset Management L.P.491,514$48.9M0.09%+436,641+795.7%Added
CIBC Asset Management Inc489,724$48.7M0.16%+90,691+22.7%Added
IFM Investors Pty Ltd488,849$48.6M0.49%−42,909−8.1%Reduced
Compass Capital Management, Inc487,347$48.5M3.18%+22,838+4.9%Added