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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 2025

Institutional positions in Merck & Co., Inc. as of Dec 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
3,675
+428 vs. Q3 2025
Shares held
1.96B
+60.6M (+3.2%) vs. Q3 2025
Total value
$206.6B
+$47.2B (+29.6%) vs. Q3 2025
New holders
555
1,380 more added
Sold out
127
1,404 more reduced

73 institutions that held it in Q3 2025 haven't filed for Q4 2025 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q3 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 holdersQ4 2025: 3,675 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 2025: $206.6B
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 2025

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Merck & Co., Inc.; share changes are against Q3 2025.

Institutions holding MRK in Q4 2025
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Broyhill Asset Management3,473$365.6K0.32%−490−12.4%Reduced
Argent Capital Management LLC3,475$365.8K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Strategent Financial, LLC3,475$365.8K0.23%00.0%Unchanged
Close Asset Management Ltd3,474$366.0K0.01%−1,654−32.3%Reduced
One Charles Private Wealth Services, LLC3,478$366.1K0.09%+14+0.4%Added
Apeiron RIA LLC3,243$366.1K0.07%−418−11.4%Reduced
Liberty Square Wealth Partners LLC3,485$366.8K0.10%−476−12.0%Reduced
Westshore Wealth, LLC3,491$367.4K0.12%−630−15.3%Reduced
Sterneck Capital Management, LLC3,491$367.5K0.17%−120−3.3%Reduced
Ironwood Investment Management LLC3,494$367.8K0.15%00.0%Unchanged
CMG Global Holdings, LLC3,112$368.2K0.16%−145−4.5%Reduced
Adamsbrown Wealth Consultants LLC3,498$368.2K0.10%+23+0.7%Added
Huntleigh Advisors, Inc.3,501$368.5K0.06%−122−3.4%Reduced
Powers Advisory Group, LLC3,502$368.6K0.14%+435+14.2%Added
Fortitude Advisory Group L.L.C.3,503$368.7K0.16%+155+4.6%Added
Adkins Seale Capital Management LLC3,509$369.4K0.36%+3,509New
Alexander Labrunerie & Co., Inc.3,512$369.7K0.13%+14+0.4%Added
Illumine Investment Management, LLC3,540$372.6K0.27%00.0%Unchanged
Viewpoint Capital Management LLC3,543$372.9K0.16%−28−0.8%Reduced
InTrack Investment Management Inc3,557$374.4K0.21%00.0%Unchanged
Wilkins Miller Wealth Management, LLC3,557$374.5K0.22%−142−3.8%Reduced
Voya Financial Advisors, Inc.3,514$374.7K0.04%−105−2.9%Reduced
Plante Moran Financial Advisors, LLC3,560$374.7K0.02%+498+16.3%Added
Johnson Financial Group, LLC3,566$375.4K0.02%−300−7.8%Reduced
Core Wealth Advisors, Inc.3,568$375.6K0.10%−38−1.1%Reduced
BDFS Capital LLC3,544$376.1K0.19%+3,544New
Berkeley, Inc3,583$377.2K0.12%+10+0.3%Added
Aspen Grove Capital, LLC3,558$377.5K0.07%+116+3.4%Added
Werba Rubin Papier Wealth Management3,593$378.2K0.10%+895+33.2%Added
RD Lewis Holdings, Inc.3,266$378.3K0.32%00.0%Unchanged
Ruggiero Investments, Inc.3,596$378.5K0.34%+3,596New
Pension & Wealth Management Advisors, Inc.3,604$379.4K0.11%+3,452+2,271.1%Added
Olistico Wealth, LLC3,607$379.6K0.19%−138−3.7%Reduced
Kelman-Lazarov, Inc.3,607$379.7K0.05%+48+1.3%Added
RWM Asset Management, LLC3,539$380.1K0.04%−172−4.6%Reduced
a16z Perennial Management, L.P.3,612$380.2K0.03%+150+4.3%Added
First Long Island Investors, LLC3,628$381.9K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
RTD Financial Advisors, Inc.3,635$382.6K0.05%+150+4.3%Added
Dakota Community Bank & Trust NA3,635$382.6K1.31%+69+1.9%Added
Per Stirling Capital Management, LLC.3,637$382.9K0.04%+2+0.1%Added
Mountain Pacific Investment Advisers Inc3,641$383.3K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Tortoise Investment Management, LLC3,641$383.3K0.03%+72+2.0%Added
Petros Family Wealth, LLC3,655$384.7K0.26%+1,054+40.5%Added
Wright Investors Service Inc3,656$384.8K0.12%−115−3.0%Reduced
Peck Wealth Management, LLC3,659$385.1K0.36%00.0%Unchanged
Alteri Wealth LLC3,675$386.8K0.13%+32+0.9%Added
Caitong International Asset Management Co., Ltd3,692$388.6K0.10%+3,692New
Resurgent Financial Advisors LLC3,704$389.9K0.20%−1,488−28.7%Reduced
Aufman Associates Inc3,704$389.9K0.20%−29−0.8%Reduced
Dimension Capital Management LLC3,704$389.9K0.05%+3,704New
WMG Financial Advisors, LLC3,709$390.4K0.16%−149−3.9%Reduced
Red Mountain Financial, LLC3,713$390.9K0.38%+2+0.1%Added
Seizert Capital Partners, LLC3,720$391.6K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Ballew Advisors, Inc3,618$391.7K0.22%−410−10.2%Reduced
Rossby Financial, LCC3,724$392.0K0.12%+1,644+79.0%Added
Goldstein Advisors, LLC3,726$392.2K0.04%+58+1.6%Added
Three Seasons Wealth, LLC3,697$392.3K0.04%+23+0.6%Added
Somerset Group LLC3,613$392.4K0.30%00.0%Unchanged
Blackston Financial Advisory Group, LLC3,732$392.8K0.24%−286−7.1%Reduced
JTC Employer Solutions Trusteee Ltd3,729$393.0K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Financial Management Professionals, Inc.3,704$393.0K0.04%−87−2.3%Reduced
Nexus Investment Management ULC3,735$393.1K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
D'Orazio & Associates, Inc.3,743$394.0K0.05%+1,260+50.7%Added
Wetzel Investment Advisors, Inc.3,720$394.8K0.16%−268−6.7%Reduced
Silvia McColl Wealth Management, LLC3,756$395.4K0.26%−147−3.8%Reduced
Evanson Asset Management, LLC3,757$395.5K0.02%−56−1.5%Reduced
Robinson Smith Wealth Advisors LLC3,757$395.5K0.27%−255−6.4%Reduced
Up Strategic Wealth Investment Advisors LLC3,249$396.1K0.29%+5+0.2%Added
Redwood Financial Network Corp3,765$396.3K0.25%+3+0.1%Added
MBM Wealth Consultants, LLC3,766$396.4K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
Silver Coast Investments LLC3,770$396.8K0.14%+7+0.2%Added
Perennial Advisors, LLC3,774$397.3K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Independent Wealth Network Inc.3,784$398.3K0.12%−35−0.9%Reduced
Lynx Investment Advisory3,789$398.8K0.22%−183−4.6%Reduced
Gradient Investments LLC3,789$398.9K0.01%−371−8.9%Reduced
Beacon Financial Strategies CORP3,792$399.2K0.22%+2+0.1%Added
St. Nicholas Private Asset Management, Inc3,794$399.4K0.36%−1,487−28.2%Reduced
Fund Advisors of America Inc3,794$399.4K0.37%+3,794New
Peoples Bank3,795$399.5K0.40%−600−13.7%Reduced
American Institute for Advanced Investment Management, LLP3,795$399.5K0.26%−47−1.2%Reduced
Warm Springs Advisors Inc.3,801$400.1K0.31%−37−1.0%Reduced
North Point Portfolio Managers Corp3,806$400.6K0.07%−536−12.3%Reduced
Morey & Quinn Wealth Partners, LLC3,811$401.1K0.29%−395−9.4%Reduced
Verum Partners LLC3,812$401.2K0.08%+500+15.1%Added
Reflection Asset Management3,814$401.5K0.29%+3,814New
Advus Financial Partners, LLC3,816$401.7K0.10%+127+3.4%Added
Mosaic Family Wealth Partners, LLC3,817$401.8K0.04%+239+6.7%Added
Reyes Financial Architecture, Inc.3,820$402.1K0.24%+1,210+46.4%Added
Caitlin John, LLC3,821$402.2K0.26%−875−18.6%Reduced
Covestor Ltd3,823$403.0K0.21%−1,627−29.9%Reduced
Fiducient Advisors LLC3,799$403.1K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Vista Investment Management3,834$403.6K0.13%−845−18.1%Reduced
Black Diamond Financial, LLC3,836$403.7K0.04%−1,115−22.5%Reduced
Baron Wealth Management LLC3,840$404.2K0.12%+785+25.7%Added
Providence Financial Advisors, LLC3,842$404.4K0.40%−220−5.4%Reduced
OneAscent Investment Solutions LLC3,855$405.8K0.43%−651−14.4%Reduced
Intergy Private Wealth, LLC3,860$406.3K0.12%+511+15.3%Added
Paces Ferry Wealth Advisors, LLC3,864$406.7K0.17%+20+0.5%Added
Gagnon Securities LLC3,867$407.0K0.08%−171−4.2%Reduced
London Co of Virginia3,869$407.3K0.00%−850−18.0%Reduced