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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 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: 3,459 institutions
Q1 2021: 2,693 institutionsQ2 2021: 2,684 institutionsQ3 2021: 2,658 institutionsQ4 2021: 2,910 institutionsQ1 2022: 2,961 institutionsQ2 2022: 3,019 institutionsQ3 2022: 2,996 institutionsQ4 2022: 3,243 institutionsQ1 2023: 3,187 institutionsQ2 2023: 3,261 institutionsQ3 2023: 3,221 institutionsQ4 2023: 3,443 institutionsQ1 2024: 3,546 institutionsQ2 2024: 3,557 institutionsQ3 2024: 3,501 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: 3,855 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 20263,812$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 20243,501$221.8B
Q2 20243,557$242.3B
Q1 20243,546$256.9B
Q4 20233,443$211.6B
Q3 20233,221$197.7B
Q2 20233,261$222.8B
Q1 20233,187$205.1B
Q4 20223,243$212.2B
Q3 20222,996$162.7B
Q2 20223,019$171.5B
Q1 20222,961$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
Keybank National Association892,173$80.1M0.32%−31,484−3.4%Reduced
CIBC Private Wealth Group, LLC1,013,832$80.0M0.17%−13,346−1.3%Reduced
CIBC World Markets Inc.886,836$79.6M0.18%+41,250+4.9%Added
Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB (publ)885,233$79.5M0.49%−28,167−3.1%Reduced
Actiam N.V.870,241$78.1M1.24%+16,487+1.9%Added
Groupama Asset Managment862,359$76.9M1.54%+72,571+9.2%Added
Mediolanum International Funds Ltd860,276$76.8M1.06%−94,660−9.9%Reduced
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D854,069$76.7M0.35%−81,937−8.8%Reduced
Panagora Asset Management Inc818,928$73.5M0.37%+522,126+175.9%Added
J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG814,102$73.1M1.32%+19,540+2.5%Added
Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd810,345$72.7M0.53%+168,388+26.2%Added
MEAG MUNICH ERGO, Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH808,886$72.6M2.13%−243,090−23.1%Reduced
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA805,555$72.3M0.89%−647,936−44.6%Reduced
Jones Financial Companies LLLP797,908$71.3M0.06%+191,441+31.6%Added
Fjarde Ap-Fonden /Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund792,829$71.2M0.85%−79,200−9.1%Reduced
Commerce Bank791,269$71.0M0.45%−359,675−31.3%Reduced
Tudor Investment Corp Et Al774,203$69.5M0.62%+723,375+1,423.2%Added
Boston Partners773,135$69.4M0.08%−3,658−0.5%Reduced
MetLife Investment Management767,569$68.9M0.37%−13,906−1.8%Reduced
Woodline Partners LP764,526$68.6M0.45%+33,192+4.5%Added
DnB Asset Management AS757,094$68.0M0.31%−20,190−2.6%Reduced
Arizona State Retirement System742,380$66.6M0.42%+6,713+0.9%Added
Edgar Lomax Co736,620$66.1M4.13%+105,035+16.6%Added
Glenmede Trust Co NA720,348$64.7M0.35%+220,276+44.0%Added
State of Michigan Retirement System719,290$64.6M0.37%−3000.0%Reduced
Forsta Ap-Fonden710,300$63.8M0.48%+75,300+11.9%Added
Epoch Investment Partners, Inc.707,848$63.5M0.33%+25,772+3.8%Added
Cetera Investment Advisers707,194$63.5M0.12%+26,263+3.9%Added
Financial Counselors Inc705,128$63.3M0.96%+86,651+14.0%Added
Tocqueville Asset Management L.P.695,025$62.4M1.02%−65,585−8.6%Reduced
First Financial Bankshares Inc694,223$62.3M1.34%−150,162−17.8%Reduced
Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC677,428$61.4M0.31%−184,516−21.4%Reduced
Fifth Third Bancorp680,395$61.1M0.23%−60,238−8.1%Reduced
RE Advisers Corp678,804$60.9M1.49%00.0%Unchanged
Calamos Advisors LLC668,215$60.0M0.28%−184,632−21.6%Reduced
Perpetual Ltd662,014$59.4M0.72%+76,619+13.1%Added
SG Americas Securities, LLC660,695$59.3M0.20%+579,196+710.7%Added
Nicholas Company, Inc.659,192$59.2M1.02%−4,194−0.6%Reduced
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.651,179$58.5M0.13%−113,960−14.9%Reduced
Cacti Asset Management LLC647,298$57.8M4.62%+3,000+0.5%Added
CWM, LLC631,814$56.7M0.23%+21,544+3.5%Added
Harvest Portfolios Group Inc.628,424$56.4M1.67%+86,268+15.9%Added
Ofi Invest Asset Management678,353$56.4M1.48%+2850.0%Added
Xponance, Inc.626,496$56.2M0.54%+22,900+3.8%Added
Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp624,014$56.0M0.83%−74,951−10.7%Reduced
Distillate Capital Partners LLC623,414$56.0M2.87%+623,414New
Mercer Global Advisors Inc621,578$55.8M0.13%−11,628−1.8%Reduced
Ferguson Wellman Capital Management, Inc618,026$55.5M1.08%−158,346−20.4%Reduced
Gateway Investment Advisers LLC615,565$55.3M0.63%+61,003+11.0%Added
Old Republic International Corporation613,600$55.1M2.14%+5,500+0.9%Added
Capitolis Liquid Global Markets LLC603,700$54.2M0.48%00.0%Unchanged
Boston Trust Walden Corp603,176$54.1M0.40%−30,447−4.8%Reduced
Compass Capital Management, Inc598,498$53.7M3.53%+111,151+22.8%Added
Czech National Bank581,018$52.2M0.48%+32,543+5.9%Added
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt Sys578,495$51.9M0.31%+40,619+7.6%Added
ProShare Advisors LLC574,728$51.6M0.12%−16,339−2.8%Reduced
Twinbeech Capital LP574,130$51.5M0.94%+521,861+998.4%Added
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC566,604$50.9M0.34%+124,962+28.3%Added
Heritage Wealth Advisors565,494$50.8M2.57%+30,524+5.7%Added
Corebridge Financial, Inc.564,199$50.6M0.29%−17,190−3.0%Reduced
Sanibel Captiva Trust Company, Inc.563,657$50.6M1.64%−1,227−0.2%Reduced
Andra AP-fonden561,700$50.4M0.83%−15,000−2.6%Reduced
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company, Ltd558,588$50.1M0.51%−73,767−11.7%Reduced
Haverford Trust Co554,189$49.7M0.50%−174,880−24.0%Reduced
D.A. Davidson & Co.551,950$49.5M0.40%−14,084−2.5%Reduced
CIBC Asset Management Inc550,287$49.4M0.16%+60,563+12.4%Added
Adviser Investments LLC547,984$49.2M0.62%+1,394+0.3%Added
Pictet & Cie (Europe) SA545,828$49.0M1.17%−50,457−8.5%Reduced
Retirement Systems of Alabama543,592$48.8M0.19%−757,134−58.2%Reduced
M&G Plc540,984$48.7M0.23%−14,644−2.6%Reduced
Amalgamated Bank540,304$48.5M0.42%+13,211+2.5%Added
Bridgewater Associates, LP534,866$48.0M0.22%−904,564−62.8%Reduced
Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc534,391$48.0M0.29%−12,411−2.3%Reduced
Daiwa Securities Group Inc.529,526$47.5M0.20%+92,429+21.1%Added
Kornitzer Capital Management Inc527,032$47.3M0.98%−11,457−2.1%Reduced
QRG Capital Management, Inc.523,325$47.0M0.49%−5,275−1.0%Reduced
AIA Group Ltd517,700$46.5M1.14%−28,235−5.2%Reduced
Douglas Lane & Associates, LLC511,415$45.9M0.68%−8,174−1.6%Reduced
Whittier Trust Co510,476$45.8M0.64%+2,446+0.5%Added
Radnor Capital Management, LLC507,498$45.6M7.63%−13,268−2.5%Reduced
Kempen Capital Management N.V.503,208$45.2M0.47%−1,292,388−72.0%Reduced
MML Investors Services, LLC502,573$45.1M0.15%+9,190+1.9%Added
Susquehanna International Group, LLP501,456$45.0M0.07%−978,665−66.1%Reduced
Empowered Funds, LLC500,902$45.0M0.64%+180,118+56.1%Added
Guggenheim Capital LLC499,975$44.9M0.42%+112,579+29.1%Added
Wiley Bros.-Aintree Capital, LLC501,779$44.8M0.48%+80,574+19.1%Added
Rathbone Brothers plc497,806$44.7M0.22%−764,209−60.6%Reduced
Aristotle Atlantic Partners, LLC496,610$44.6M1.50%00.0%Unchanged
Rockland Trust Co493,234$44.3M2.23%+76,223+18.3%Added
Kahn Brothers Group Inc492,275$44.2M8.94%−16,633−3.3%Reduced
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.491,424$44.1M0.44%+1,051+0.2%Added
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC491,517$44.1M0.39%+7,481+1.5%Added
Pathstone Holdings, LLC489,335$43.9M0.19%−30,924−5.9%Reduced
Factory Mutual Insurance Co487,780$43.8M0.51%−71,200−12.7%Reduced
Assenagon Asset Management S.A.487,044$43.7M0.08%−222,494−31.4%Reduced
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund486,560$43.7M0.10%−1,878,640−79.4%Reduced
IFM Investors Pty Ltd485,085$43.5M0.47%−3,764−0.8%Reduced
FIL Ltd484,182$43.5M0.04%+265,942+121.9%Added
British Columbia Investment Management Corp483,770$43.4M0.27%−1,638−0.3%Reduced
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership Ltd479,329$43.0M0.88%00.0%Unchanged