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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, Q2 2025

Institutional positions in Merck & Co., Inc. as of Jun 30, 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
3,337
−73 vs. Q1 2025
Shares held
1.97B
−5.75M (−0.3%) vs. Q1 2025
Total value
$155.9B
−$21.3B (−12.0%) vs. Q1 2025
New holders
178
1,301 more added
Sold out
251
1,540 more reduced

49 institutions that held it in Q1 2025 haven't filed for Q2 2025 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q1 2025: 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 holdersQ2 2025: 3,337 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 heldQ2 2025: $155.9B
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, Q2 2025

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Merck & Co., Inc.; share changes are against Q1 2025.

Institutions holding MRK in Q2 2025
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Vanguard Group Inc252,914,426$20.0B0.32%+401,045+0.2%Added
BlackRock, Inc.218,340,832$17.3B0.33%−7,057,399−3.1%Reduced
State Street Corp118,493,864$9.47B0.36%−2,035,776−1.7%Reduced
Wellington Management Group LLP76,856,492$6.08B1.10%−4,813,159−5.9%Reduced
Geode Capital Management, LLC58,952,681$4.65B0.33%−704,589−1.2%Reduced
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc53,865,466$4.26B0.74%+4,636,183+9.4%Added
Morgan Stanley44,200,694$3.50B0.23%+1,086,242+2.5%Added
Norges Bank36,111,289$2.86B0.36%−2,116,401−5.5%Reduced
JPMorgan Chase & Co31,821,772$2.52B0.17%+3,313,550+11.6%Added
FMR LLC31,566,125$2.50B0.14%−241,918−0.8%Reduced
Northern Trust Corp28,745,427$2.28B0.31%−1,645,437−5.4%Reduced
Bank of America Corp28,021,134$2.22B0.18%−3,063,111−9.9%Reduced
Franklin Resources Inc27,032,601$2.14B0.57%+5,135,748+23.5%Added
UBS Asset Management Americas Inc25,133,329$1.99B0.40%+4,395,852+21.2%Added
Fisher Asset Management, LLC25,013,697$1.98B0.79%+567,900+2.3%Added
Bank of New York Mellon Corp21,997,430$1.74B0.33%−1,133,427−4.9%Reduced
Legal & General Group Plc19,503,045$1.54B0.38%−252,263−1.3%Reduced
Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership19,456,096$1.54B1.09%+5,094,088+35.5%Added
Goldman Sachs Group Inc18,391,653$1.46B0.24%+4,024,221+28.0%Added
Amundi16,532,657$1.36B0.47%+3,454,941+26.4%Added
Deutsche Bank AG17,042,622$1.35B0.50%−2,129,824−11.1%Reduced
Invesco Ltd.17,023,170$1.35B0.23%+1,725,036+11.3%Added
UBS Group AG16,900,814$1.34B0.28%−4,160,455−19.8%Reduced
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co13,794,969$1.09B0.97%00.0%Unchanged
Royal Bank of Canada13,553,140$1.07B0.21%−625,009−4.4%Reduced
Ameriprise Financial Inc13,198,450$1.04B0.26%+299,561+2.3%Added
Wells Fargo & Company11,383,088$901.1M0.20%−516,064−4.3%Reduced
Price T Rowe Associates Inc10,797,990$854.8M0.10%−967,842−8.2%Reduced
Nordea Investment Management AB10,735,428$845.1M0.78%+1,319,358+14.0%Added
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP10,623,142$841.0M0.19%−291,085−2.7%Reduced
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.10,367,789$820.7M0.82%+1,056,063+11.3%Added
Harris Associates L PSuperinvestorHarris Associates (Oakmark)9,131,318$722.8M1.18%+1,661,958+22.3%Added
Alliancebernstein L.P.8,854,176$700.9M0.23%−1,382,219−13.5%Reduced
AQR Capital Management LLC8,787,272$690.2M0.57%+1,029,454+13.3%Added
Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC8,706,682$689.2M2.32%+915,584+11.8%Added
Aristotle Capital Management, LLC8,135,552$644.0M1.24%−328,197−3.9%Reduced
Nuveen, LLC8,018,753$634.8M0.18%−3,027,965−27.4%Reduced
Swedbank AB7,874,766$623.4M0.70%+7,874,766New
HSBC Holdings PLC7,787,701$616.0M0.40%−218,565−2.7%Reduced
Stifel Financial Corp7,757,135$614.1M0.60%+312,097+4.2%Added
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.7,723,259$611.4M0.39%−120,912−1.5%Reduced
Massachusetts Financial Services Co7,679,866$607.9M0.19%−303,327−3.8%Reduced
California Public Employees Retirement System7,677,010$607.7M0.39%−615,782−7.4%Reduced
Raymond James Financial Inc7,637,165$604.6M0.21%−8,003,727−51.2%Reduced
Swiss National Bank7,617,551$603.0M0.36%+482,700+6.8%Added
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.7,436,596$588.7M0.37%+150,919+2.1%Added
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA6,644,333$526.0M0.41%−1,561,155−19.0%Reduced
Lazard Asset Management LLC6,609,067$523.2M0.72%+1,590,438+31.7%Added
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC6,469,573$512.1M1.55%−217,023−3.2%Reduced
Pacer Advisors, Inc.6,041,762$478.3M1.21%+754,961+14.3%Added
Barclays PLC5,895,968$466.7M0.19%+39,116+0.7%Added
Two Sigma Advisers, LP5,678,600$449.5M0.92%+2,390,000+72.7%Added
Principal Financial Group Inc5,629,591$445.6M0.24%+1590.0%Added
National Pension Service5,531,803$437.9M0.38%+258,320+4.9%Added
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale5,427,912$430.1M0.77%+37,306+0.7%Added
LSV Asset Management5,336,436$422.4M0.99%−128,994−2.4%Reduced
Citigroup Inc5,107,758$404.3M0.28%−1,124,836−18.0%Reduced
Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd.5,104,436$404.1M2.30%+679,339+15.4%Added
First Trust Advisors LP5,049,741$399.7M0.32%+2,211,568+77.9%Added
Mitsubishi UFJ Kokusai Asset Management Co., Ltd.4,977,819$394.1M0.31%+297,714+6.4%Added
CI Private Wealth, LLC4,937,948$390.9M0.57%+2,277,088+85.6%Added
Clearbridge Investments, LLC4,891,067$387.2M0.31%−1,038,617−17.5%Reduced
Thornburg Investment Management Inc4,729,641$374.4M4.82%+1,642,835+53.2%Added
Bank of Montreal4,675,862$370.1M0.19%−716,721−13.3%Reduced
Standard Life Aberdeen plc4,526,331$356.2M0.61%+12,338+0.3%Added
Victory Capital Management Inc4,432,168$350.9M0.23%−34,832−0.8%Reduced
Caisse de Depot Et Placement du Quebec4,420,111$349.9M0.75%+104,701+2.4%Added
Acadian Asset Management LLC4,178,385$330.7M0.68%+1,583,692+61.0%Added
Rhumbline Advisers4,109,208$325.3M0.28%−383,775−8.5%Reduced
Capital International Investors4,064,975$321.8M0.06%−748,830−15.6%Reduced
California State Teachers Retirement System4,063,309$321.7M0.36%+18,699+0.5%Added
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd4,022,464$318.4M0.44%+589,052+17.2%Added
Prudential Financial Inc3,829,341$303.1M0.39%+477,923+14.3%Added
American Century Companies Inc3,772,459$298.6M0.16%+721,844+23.7%Added
HighTower Advisors, LLC3,766,789$298.2M0.37%+67,829+1.8%Added
Envestnet Asset Management Inc3,745,382$296.5M0.09%−1,299,458−25.8%Reduced
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.3,683,381$291.5M0.37%−46,688−1.3%Reduced
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board3,637,000$287.9M0.25%−185,309−4.8%Reduced
Great West Life Assurance Co3,632,893$287.8M0.46%+511,604+16.4%Added
New York State Common Retirement Fund3,622,290$286.7M0.38%+63,694+1.8%Added
National Bank of Canada3,543,903$280.6M0.30%+293,911+9.0%Added
Macquarie Group Ltd3,474,059$275.0M0.34%−545,567−13.6%Reduced
Capital Research Global Investors3,462,269$274.1M0.05%+311,535+9.9%Added
Royal London Asset Management Ltd3,406,346$269.6M0.62%−45,210−1.3%Reduced
LPL Financial LLC3,312,117$262.2M0.09%+74,599+2.3%Added
Van Eck Associates Corp3,295,691$260.9M0.30%+203,845+6.6%Added
Smead Capital Management, Inc.3,267,318$258.6M5.18%−67,248−2.0%Reduced
Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.3,163,417$250.4M0.40%+556,891+21.4%Added
Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc3,151,749$249.5M0.43%+536,384+20.5%Added
Marshall Wace, LLP3,144,500$248.9M0.30%+3,136,893+41,236.9%Added
Squarepoint Ops LLC3,102,582$245.6M0.54%−773,352−20.0%Reduced
Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich3,068,707$242.9M0.72%+203,503+7.1%Added
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The2,982,906$236.1M0.21%−829,619−21.8%Reduced
Man Group plc2,948,102$233.4M0.50%+440,246+17.6%Added
Aviva PLC2,683,739$212.4M0.44%+137,112+5.4%Added
Fayez Sarofim & Co2,620,725$207.5M0.50%−296,666−10.2%Reduced
Mariner, LLC2,492,387$197.3M0.28%−245,786−9.0%Reduced
KBC Group NV2,479,867$196.3M0.53%+90,834+3.8%Added
Los Angeles Capital Management LLC2,455,569$194.4M0.73%−219,276−8.2%Reduced
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System2,438,983$193.1M0.34%−13,538−0.6%Reduced