Skip to main content

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 2025

Institutional positions in Merck & Co., Inc. as of Mar 31, 2025. 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
3,459
−96 vs. Q4 2024
Shares held
1.98B
+20.8M (+1.1%) vs. Q4 2024
Total value
$177.7B
−$17.2B (−8.8%) vs. Q4 2024
New holders
180
1,354 more added
Sold out
276
1,598 more reduced

63 institutions that held it in Q4 2024 haven't filed for Q1 2025 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q4 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 holdersQ1 2025: 3,460 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 2025: $177.7B
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 2025

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Merck & Co., Inc.; share changes are against Q4 2024.

Institutions holding MRK in Q1 2025
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
APG Asset Management N.V.2,685,193$223.1M0.69%+29,698+1.1%Added
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System2,452,521$220.1M0.44%+1,590+0.1%Added
KBC Group NV2,389,033$214.4M0.67%−227,229−8.7%Reduced
Cullen Capital Management LLC2,236,676$200.8M2.32%+270,966+13.8%Added
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp2,234,019$200.5M0.52%+456,308+25.7%Added
TD Asset Management Inc2,231,935$200.3M0.18%−152,254−6.4%Reduced
Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH2,226,669$199.9M0.40%+35,075+1.6%Added
ING Groep NV2,223,042$199.5M1.38%+838,530+60.6%Added
Two Sigma Investments, LP2,200,701$197.5M0.43%+271,872+14.1%Added
New York State Teachers Retirement System2,171,602$194.9M0.45%−93,982−4.1%Reduced
Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A.2,148,488$192.8M1.21%−68,935−3.1%Reduced
Truist Financial Corp2,136,260$191.8M0.31%−1,211,541−36.2%Reduced
Citadel Advisors LLC2,048,739$183.9M0.18%−3,232,971−61.2%Reduced
AMF Pensionsforsakring AB2,028,054$182.4M1.35%−813,527−28.6%Reduced
Adage Capital Partners GP, L.L.C.2,026,500$181.9M0.34%+530,939+35.5%Added
M&T Bank Corp1,997,919$179.3M0.65%−149,894−7.0%Reduced
Cerity Partners LLC1,985,822$178.3M0.37%+211,541+11.9%Added
Korea Investment CORP1,972,616$177.1M0.43%−22,734−1.1%Reduced
Antipodes Partners Ltd1,967,970$176.7M5.53%+119,339+6.5%Added
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ)1,920,890$172.4M0.85%+59,386+3.2%Added
Allianz Asset Management GmbH1,890,976$169.7M0.25%+256,488+15.7%Added
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC1,887,396$169.4M0.48%−15,113−0.8%Reduced
ABN AMRO Bank N.V.1,881,428$168.5M2.33%−913,772−32.7%Reduced
Worldquant Millennium Advisors LLC1,866,545$167.5M1.06%+151,324+8.8%Added
Danske Bank A/S1,838,464$165.0M0.50%−47,882−2.5%Reduced
Ci Investments Inc.1,837,492$164.9M0.70%+89,257+5.1%Added
US Bancorp1,817,474$163.1M0.22%−94,723−5.0%Reduced
Brandes Investment Partners, LP1,816,250$163.0M1.66%+283,535+18.5%Added
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd.1,800,643$160.9M0.66%+826,385+84.8%Added
SEI Investments Co1,791,941$160.9M0.21%+127,847+7.7%Added
Handelsbanken Fonder AB1,765,174$158.4M0.65%−1,332,476−43.0%Reduced
Storebrand Asset Management AS1,709,271$153.4M0.50%−89,820−5.0%Reduced
Pictet Asset Management Holding SA1,674,491$150.3M0.17%−81,742−4.7%Reduced
Voloridge Investment Management, LLC1,673,894$150.2M0.56%−646,912−27.9%Reduced
Schroder Investment Management Group1,650,341$148.1M0.15%−3,483,219−67.9%Reduced
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC1,646,903$147.8M0.28%+86,412+5.5%Added
Alecta Pensionsforsakring, Omsesidigt1,640,300$147.1M0.82%−338,600−17.1%Reduced
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado1,612,337$144.7M0.62%−681,051−29.7%Reduced
State of Wisconsin Investment Board1,553,755$139.5M0.36%+53,834+3.6%Added
Nomura Asset Management Co Ltd1,538,963$138.1M0.42%+47,024+3.2%Added
Intech Investment Management LLC1,512,900$135.8M1.40%+628,327+71.0%Added
Employees Provident Fund Board1,510,034$135.5M1.54%+458,969+43.7%Added
Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC1,507,906$135.3M0.68%+167,772+12.5%Added
Bessemer Group Inc1,499,908$134.6M0.24%−128,225−7.9%Reduced
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC1,483,192$133.1M0.19%−22,126−1.5%Reduced
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans1,467,661$132.3M0.29%−73,678−4.8%Reduced
Natixis Advisors, L.P.1,463,652$131.4M0.24%−175,562−10.7%Reduced
Natixis1,453,078$129.7M0.76%+1,103,453+315.6%Added
Baird Financial Group, Inc.1,438,922$129.2M0.25%−499,779−25.8%Reduced
Mondrian Investment Partners LTD1,433,392$128.7M2.20%+278,925+24.2%Added
Capital Fund Management S.A.1,396,905$125.4M1.60%+612,690+78.1%Added
Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, Inc.1,368,548$122.8M0.39%−1,878−0.1%Reduced
King Luther Capital Management Corp1,368,037$122.8M0.57%−349,697−20.4%Reduced
Jacobs Levy Equity Management, Inc1,342,615$120.5M0.48%−34,822−2.5%Reduced
Regions Financial Corp1,335,091$119.8M0.89%−97,729−6.8%Reduced
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership1,327,248$119.1M0.19%+273,372+25.9%Added
AXA S.A.1,320,000$118.5M0.39%+9,053+0.7%Added
Neuberger Berman Group LLC1,317,117$118.2M0.10%−69,310−5.0%Reduced
Asset Management One Co.,Ltd.1,292,621$116.0M0.40%+22,556+1.8%Added
Brown Advisory Inc1,289,465$115.7M0.17%−1,031,193−44.4%Reduced
Toronto Dominion Bank1,279,657$114.9M0.29%−121,064−8.6%Reduced
SRB Corp1,245,536$111.8M7.29%−51,897−4.0%Reduced
Kames Capital plc1,241,524$111.3M1.62%+235,575+23.4%Added
KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS1,228,070$111.1M0.54%+80,900+7.1%Added
DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main1,233,817$110.7M0.13%+358,626+41.0%Added
BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A.1,216,101$109.2M0.29%−264,908−17.9%Reduced
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.1,211,167$108.7M0.27%+44,848+3.8%Added
Colony Group, LLC1,191,176$107.0M0.27%+60,866+5.4%Added
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina1,185,782$106.4M0.42%−39,636−3.2%Reduced
Quilter Plc1,180,797$106.0M2.20%+62,933+5.6%Added
Mackenzie Financial Corp1,173,934$105.4M0.15%−602,919−33.9%Reduced
Captrust Financial Advisors1,170,029$105.0M0.26%+69,025+6.3%Added
Virginia Retirement Systems Et Al1,153,638$103.6M0.77%+1,153,638New
Great Lakes Advisors, LLC1,154,959$103.5M0.93%+13,648+1.2%Added
Teacher Retirement System of Texas1,141,381$102.5M0.43%−77,424−6.4%Reduced
Banque Pictet & Cie SA1,114,571$100.0M1.07%−87,339−7.3%Reduced
Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio1,074,061$96.4M0.35%−38,280−3.4%Reduced
Public Sector Pension Investment Board1,048,898$94.1M0.41%−1,423,239−57.6%Reduced
Platinum Investment Management Ltd1,035,220$92.9M5.38%+1,035,220New
Comerica Bank1,034,543$92.9M0.39%−30,425−2.9%Reduced
Davenport & Co LLC1,025,451$91.9M0.54%+159,381+18.4%Added
Zacks Investment Management1,014,312$91.0M0.85%+39,854+4.1%Added
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC1,044,722$91.0M0.16%−432,956−29.3%Reduced
Creative Planning998,197$89.6M0.08%+76,474+8.3%Added
Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank)994,125$89.2M0.26%−26,378−2.6%Reduced
Raiffeisen Bank International AG973,716$86.9M1.39%−19,186−1.9%Reduced
STRS Ohio960,374$86.2M0.36%−261,671−21.4%Reduced
Blair William & Co941,399$84.5M0.25%−67,564−6.7%Reduced
Resona Asset Management Co.,Ltd.939,299$84.2M0.49%+86,162+10.1%Added
Voya Investment Management LLC937,917$84.2M0.09%−879−0.1%Reduced
Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V.933,199$83.8M0.65%−67,700−6.8%Reduced
Jupiter Asset Management Ltd932,832$83.7M0.80%+932,832New
Sarasin & Partners LLP926,650$83.2M0.90%+38,149+4.3%Added
Lazard Freres Gestion S.A.S.923,260$82.9M2.02%−659,042−41.7%Reduced
Tredje AP-fonden922,794$82.8M0.77%+118,965+14.8%Added
Railway Pension Investments Ltd905,215$81.3M1.15%+20,100+2.3%Added
Causeway Capital Management LLC897,869$80.6M1.68%+313,396+53.6%Added
Credit Agricole S A895,577$80.4M0.30%+469,444+110.2%Added
UniSuper Management Pty Ltd894,509$80.3M0.60%+9,800+1.1%Added
State of Tennessee, Treasury Department893,652$80.2M0.31%−35,902−3.9%Reduced