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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, Q1 2026

Institutional positions in Merck & Co., Inc. as of Mar 31, 2026. 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
3,812
+195 vs. Q4 2025
Shares held
1.93B
+269.1M (+16.2%) vs. Q4 2025
Total value
$231.9B
+$56.6B (+32.3%) vs. Q4 2025
New holders
316
1,467 more added
Sold out
121
1,594 more reduced

57 institutions that held it in Q4 2025 haven't filed for Q1 2026 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q4 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 holdersQ1 2026: 3,812 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 heldQ1 2026: $231.9B
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, Q1 2026

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Merck & Co., Inc.; share changes are against Q4 2025.

Institutions holding MRK in Q1 2026
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
BlackRock, Inc.225,830,330$27.2B0.48%+6,734,865+3.1%Added
Vanguard Capital Management LLC160,987,624$19.4B0.48%+160,987,624New
State Street Corp119,325,673$14.5B0.50%−714,495−0.6%Reduced
Wellington Management Group LLP84,314,971$10.1B1.89%−2,120,487−2.5%Reduced
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC67,304,305$8.10B0.42%+67,304,305New
Geode Capital Management, LLC59,558,154$7.14B0.44%−489,830−0.8%Reduced
JPMorgan Chase & Co52,972,983$6.26B0.42%+23,773,005+81.4%Added
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc49,765,225$5.99B0.91%+1,201,421+2.5%Added
Morgan Stanley47,632,487$5.73B0.35%+2,686,466+6.0%Added
FMR LLC44,516,010$5.35B0.28%+3,679,444+9.0%Added
Bank of America Corp30,774,221$3.70B0.27%+2,919,780+10.5%Added
Northern Trust Corp27,090,023$3.26B0.43%−144,619−0.5%Reduced
Fisher Asset Management, LLC26,436,284$3.18B1.08%+1,562,957+6.3%Added
Price T Rowe Associates Inc23,042,842$2.77B0.32%+4,289,452+22.9%Added
Invesco Ltd.21,855,101$2.63B0.26%+1,308,916+6.4%Added
UBS Asset Management Americas Inc20,414,819$2.46B0.51%+981,416+5.1%Added
Goldman Sachs Group Inc20,133,379$2.42B0.32%+784,661+4.1%Added
Legal & General Group Plc19,538,545$2.35B0.54%−238,297−1.2%Reduced
Bank of New York Mellon Corp18,713,363$2.25B0.41%−451,163−2.4%Reduced
Ameriprise Financial Inc16,262,708$1.96B0.45%+288,299+1.8%Added
Franklin Resources Inc16,267,205$1.96B0.48%+203,155+1.3%Added
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP15,456,039$1.86B0.39%+2,969,856+23.8%Added
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Co13,964,179$1.68B0.42%+13,964,179New
UBS Group AG13,933,630$1.68B0.30%−5,244,642−27.3%Reduced
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co13,794,969$1.66B1.31%00.0%Unchanged
Amundi13,764,954$1.66B0.45%+379,861+2.8%Added
Royal Bank of Canada13,201,722$1.59B0.30%+11,637+0.1%Added
Deutsche Bank AG12,540,774$1.51B0.50%−247,537−1.9%Reduced
Harris Associates L PSuperinvestorHarris Associates (Oakmark)12,366,933$1.49B1.99%−1,721,772−12.2%Reduced
Wells Fargo & Company11,446,845$1.38B0.28%+398,634+3.6%Added
Nuveen, LLC10,099,764$1.21B0.33%+3,141,695+45.2%Added
Alliancebernstein L.P.11,301,486$1.19B0.39%+2,669,101+30.9%Added
AQR Capital Management LLC8,628,486$1.04B0.48%−2,620,877−23.3%Reduced
Nordea Investment Management AB8,527,993$1.02B0.95%−2,045,828−19.3%Reduced
Stifel Financial Corp8,291,826$997.4M0.92%−255,243−3.0%Reduced
Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC7,917,866$952.4M3.12%+124,690+1.6%Added
HSBC Holdings PLC7,634,112$918.4M0.55%−441,337−5.5%Reduced
Barclays PLC7,557,518$909.1M0.32%+2,783,832+58.3%Added
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.7,530,441$905.8M0.52%−91,391−1.2%Reduced
California Public Employees Retirement System7,383,088$888.1M0.55%−1,185,318−13.8%Reduced
Swiss National Bank7,284,151$876.2M0.50%+440,700+6.4%Added
Swedbank AB7,091,711$853.1M0.90%−559,960−7.3%Reduced
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC7,013,777$843.7M2.16%+143,632+2.1%Added
Aristotle Capital Management, LLC6,894,432$829.3M1.74%−386,461−5.3%Reduced
Raymond James Financial Inc6,585,514$791.9M0.24%−343,142−5.0%Reduced
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.6,269,316$754.1M0.49%−702,485−10.1%Reduced
Jennison Associates LLC6,249,337$751.7M0.52%+689,849+12.4%Added
Mitsubishi UFJ Kokusai Asset Management Co., Ltd.5,782,329$695.6M0.47%+370,900+6.9%Added
National Pension Service5,762,086$693.1M0.53%−27,338−0.5%Reduced
Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC5,585,694$671.9M0.36%+5,585,694New
American Century Companies Inc5,547,858$667.4M0.34%+179,248+3.3%Added
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale5,427,912$651.9M1.08%00.0%Unchanged
Voya Investment Management LLC5,159,124$620.6M0.65%+2,172,653+72.7%Added
LSV Asset Management5,088,709$612.1M1.32%−85,724−1.7%Reduced
Vanguard Asset Management, Ltd5,003,623$601.9M0.51%+5,003,623New
Bank of Montreal4,831,161$581.1M0.25%−541,040−10.1%Reduced
Principal Financial Group Inc4,709,942$566.6M0.30%−372,776−7.3%Reduced
Standard Life Aberdeen plc4,665,193$561.2M0.91%+14,191+0.3%Added
Capital Wealth Planning, LLC4,516,730$543.3M3.00%−487,467−9.7%Reduced
First Trust Advisors LP4,465,569$537.2M0.38%−162,791−3.5%Reduced
Acadian Asset Management LLC4,202,381$505.5M0.72%+2,607,712+163.5%Added
Allianz Asset Management GmbH3,964,890$476.9M0.55%−1,9360.0%Reduced
Envestnet Asset Management Inc3,852,976$463.5M0.12%+648,636+20.2%Added
California State Teachers Retirement System3,835,612$461.4M0.49%−110,513−2.8%Reduced
Citadel Advisors LLC3,821,227$459.7M0.33%−3,000,104−44.0%Reduced
Caisse de Depot Et Placement du Quebec3,799,379$457.0M0.73%−332,079−8.0%Reduced
Rhumbline Advisers3,797,430$456.8M0.39%−178,839−4.5%Reduced
Victory Capital Management Inc3,789,757$455.9M0.29%−1,018,770−21.2%Reduced
LPL Financial LLC3,782,188$455.0M0.12%+226,190+6.4%Added
Thornburg Investment Management Inc3,728,673$448.5M4.66%00.0%Unchanged
Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich3,700,222$443.3M1.34%+536,891+17.0%Added
HighTower Advisors, LLC3,635,404$437.3M0.46%−182,731−4.8%Reduced
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board3,616,870$435.1M0.28%−697,729−16.2%Reduced
New York State Common Retirement Fund3,516,025$422.9M0.59%−40,033−1.1%Reduced
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.3,397,582$408.7M0.32%−120,882−3.4%Reduced
Neuberger Berman Group LLC3,280,851$394.6M0.30%+240,953+7.9%Added
Lazard Asset Management LLC3,254,331$391.5M0.64%−1,152,710−26.2%Reduced
Aviva PLC3,236,573$389.3M0.65%+349,219+12.1%Added
Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd.3,029,891$364.5M2.47%−1,032,502−25.4%Reduced
Federated Hermes, Inc.3,008,096$361.8M0.59%+516,058+20.7%Added
Great West Life Assurance Co2,974,102$358.9M0.64%+3,729+0.1%Added
Natixis Advisors, L.P.2,970,290$357.3M0.50%+442,713+17.5%Added
Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership2,936,330$353.2M0.19%−7,007,793−70.5%Reduced
Royal London Asset Management Ltd2,896,154$348.4M0.73%−300,997−9.4%Reduced
Janus Henderson Group PLC2,880,199$346.5M0.17%+995,059+52.8%Added
Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A.2,822,423$338.5M1.06%+311,350+12.4%Added
Mariner, LLC2,795,221$336.2M0.39%+41,991+1.5%Added
Citigroup Inc2,779,106$334.3M0.21%+142,995+5.4%Added
Marshall Wace, LLP2,778,301$334.2M0.36%−1,191,168−30.0%Reduced
Adage Capital Partners GP, L.L.C.2,687,439$323.3M0.50%−4110.0%Reduced
Jones Financial Companies LLLP2,659,381$318.2M0.15%+1,779,735+202.3%Added
Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc2,613,009$314.3M0.59%+774,766+42.1%Added
Mackenzie Financial Corp2,517,435$302.8M0.36%+1,052,450+71.8%Added
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.2,526,631$301.9M0.32%−685,244−21.3%Reduced
Smead Capital Management, Inc.2,471,398$297.3M6.47%−366,902−12.9%Reduced
CI Private Wealth, LLC2,428,276$291.2M0.42%−4,964−0.2%Reduced
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans2,351,669$282.9M0.54%−55,723−2.3%Reduced
Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.2,322,293$279.3M0.40%−175,682−7.0%Reduced
BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A.2,316,095$278.6M0.32%−338,405−12.7%Reduced
Alyeska Investment Group, L.P.2,305,574$277.3M0.78%+728,862+46.2%Added