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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 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
1,466 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: 3,813 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 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 20263,855$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 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
HCR Wealth Advisors4,609$554.5K0.06%+53+1.2%Added
DRW Securities, LLC4,666$554.9K0.03%+1,472+46.1%Added
Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC4,984$555.1K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Connors Investor Services Inc4,615$555.1K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Syverson Strege & Co4,618$555.5K0.13%+476+11.5%Added
Ceera Investments, LLC4,619$555.6K0.24%+4,619New
Campbell Deegan Wealth Management, LLC4,621$555.9K0.45%−2,210−32.4%Reduced
Cornerstone Capital, Inc.4,623$556.1K0.06%+66+1.4%Added
Luts & Greenleigh Group, Inc4,642$558.4K0.44%+11+0.2%Added
Dividend Assets Capital, LLC4,656$560.1K0.11%−600−11.4%Reduced
Strata Wealth Advisors, LLC4,671$561.8K0.15%+25+0.5%Added
Lumbard & Kellner, LLC4,671$561.9K0.19%00.0%Unchanged
Mosaic Family Wealth Partners, LLC4,676$562.4K0.06%+859+22.5%Added
Cottage Street Advisors LLC4,677$562.7K0.24%+20.0%Added
Sawgrass Asset Management LLC4,691$564.2K0.08%−64−1.3%Reduced
Armbruster Capital Management, Inc.4,692$564.4K0.09%+400+9.3%Added
Barrett & Company, Inc.4,696$564.9K0.19%−468−9.1%Reduced
Cambridge Financial Group, LLC4,713$566.9K0.19%−1,009−17.6%Reduced
First Citizens Financial Corp4,715$567.2K0.27%+200+4.4%Added
Medallion Wealth Advisors, LLC4,715$567.2K0.19%+766+19.4%Added
Annandale Capital, LLC4,725$568.0K0.09%+22+0.5%Added
Summit Wealth & Retirement Planning, Inc.4,726$568.5K0.14%+265+5.9%Added
Ninety One SA (PTY) Ltd4,749$568.5K0.02%−20,169−80.9%Reduced
Financial Advisors Network, Inc.4,731$569.1K0.08%−24,917−84.0%Reduced
Warwick Investment Management, Inc.4,734$569.5K0.08%−344−6.8%Reduced
Flatrock Wealth Partners LLC4,703$569.7K0.26%+95+2.1%Added
Cahill Financial Advisors Inc4,753$571.7K0.06%−27−0.6%Reduced
Jacobsen Capital Management4,758$572.3K0.19%+47+1.0%Added
Ullmann Financial Group, Inc.4,760$572.5K0.06%+1,081+29.4%Added
Campion Asset Management LLC4,761$572.7K0.39%−39−0.8%Reduced
Acima Private Wealth, LLC4,764$573.1K0.18%00.0%Unchanged
Seamount Financial Group Inc4,766$573.3K0.26%00.0%Unchanged
Sound Income Strategies, LLC4,745$573.3K0.03%−627−11.7%Reduced
Hollencrest Capital Management4,777$574.6K0.02%+253+5.6%Added
Stonebrook Private Inc.4,791$576.3K0.12%+555+13.1%Added
Crown Wealth Group, LLC4,792$576.4K0.17%+133+2.9%Added
Elefante Mark B4,800$577.4K0.32%00.0%Unchanged
Financial Enhancement Group LLC4,854$577.9K0.07%+44+0.9%Added
Plan A Wealth LLC4,808$578.4K0.28%−67−1.4%Reduced
Sovereign Financial Group, Inc.4,808$578.4K0.10%+139+3.0%Added
Phillips Wealth Planners LLC5,198$578.4K0.44%−1,164−18.3%Reduced
Jmac Enterprises LLC4,819$579.7K0.11%−1,797−27.2%Reduced
360 Financial, Inc.4,825$580.4K0.17%+50+1.0%Added
Union Savings Bank4,833$581.4K0.25%−405−7.7%Reduced
CWC Advisors, LLC.4,838$582.0K0.28%−9−0.2%Reduced
Sendero Wealth Management, LLC4,841$582.3K0.06%−2,004−29.3%Reduced
ISAM Funds (UK) Ltd4,853$583.8K0.29%+4,853New
Accel Wealth Management4,859$584.5K0.15%−157−3.1%Reduced
Palumbo Wealth Management LLC4,860$584.6K0.14%+264+5.7%Added
MWA Asset Management4,866$585.3K0.32%00.0%Unchanged
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd.4,870$586.0K0.00%−1,680−25.6%Reduced
Fortress Private Ledger, LLC4,876$586.5K0.18%+372+8.3%Added
Affinity Capital Advisors, LLC4,877$586.7K0.08%+147+3.1%Added
MKT Advisors LLC4,919$586.7K0.20%−835−14.5%Reduced
Seeds Investor LLC4,900$587.9K0.08%+1,718+54.0%Added
Westmount Partners, LLC4,890$588.2K0.14%+319+7.0%Added
Emprise Bank4,893$588.6K0.24%−243−4.7%Reduced
Sather Financial Group Inc4,895$588.8K0.04%+324+7.1%Added
Redwood Investment Management, LLC4,896$589.0K0.07%−5,967−54.9%Reduced
Fairscale Capital, LLC4,863$589.1K0.41%00.0%Unchanged
Caliber Wealth Management, LLC4,902$589.6K0.06%−1,376−21.9%Reduced
Orrstown Financial Services Inc4,904$589.9K0.10%−287−5.5%Reduced
Sigma Investment Counselors Inc4,908$590.4K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Range Advisory, LLC4,913$591.0K0.11%+1,839+59.8%Added
Mathes Company, Inc.4,915$591.0K0.22%−10−0.2%Reduced
ABLE Financial Group, LLC4,923$592.2K0.12%−384−7.2%Reduced
BOS Asset Management, LLC4,935$593.6K0.15%+84+1.7%Added
Simon Quick Advisors, LLC4,946$594.9K0.03%−1,517−23.5%Reduced
Accretive Wealth Partners, LLC4,952$595.6K0.17%+308+6.6%Added
S.A. Mason LLC4,960$596.6K0.22%+9+0.2%Added
Novak & Powell Financial Services, Inc.4,960$596.6K0.32%+86+1.8%Added
Roehl & Yi Investment Advisors, LLC4,963$596.9K0.22%+422+9.3%Added
Snowwater Investment Partners, LLC4,934$597.6K0.56%00.0%Unchanged
Cora Capital Advisors LLC4,970$597.9K0.20%+96+2.0%Added
Investment Partners, Ltd.4,977$598.7K0.21%−44−0.9%Reduced
Element Wealth, LLC4,977$598.7K0.25%−64−1.3%Reduced
Stenger Family Office, LLC4,996$601.0K0.11%−23−0.5%Reduced
Indiana Trust & Investment Management CO4,996$601.0K0.19%+37+0.7%Added
Pavaki Capital Management LLC5,000$601.5K0.42%00.0%Unchanged
Operose Advisors LLC5,030$605.1K0.14%+329+7.0%Added
Braeburn Wealth Management LLC5,046$607.0K0.35%+87+1.8%Added
Foster Group, Inc.5,049$607.3K0.02%+113+2.3%Added
FourThought Financial Partners, LLC5,057$608.4K0.05%−116−2.2%Reduced
Congress Park Capital LLC5,060$608.7K0.19%−500−9.0%Reduced
TSG Advice Partners, LLC5,062$608.9K0.09%+187+3.8%Added
Blake Schutter Theil Wealth Advisors, LLC5,065$609.3K0.50%+20.0%Added
Financial Solutions Advisory Group, Inc.5,069$609.7K0.08%+5,069New
Lake Street Financial LLC5,084$611.5K0.08%−119−2.3%Reduced
Annex Advisory Services, LLC5,087$611.9K0.01%−165−3.1%Reduced
Elyxium Wealth, LLC5,090$612.2K0.20%+850+20.0%Added
Arcataur Capital Management LLC5,090$612.3K0.17%−10−0.2%Reduced
McLaughlin Asset Management, Inc.5,103$613.8K0.59%−138−2.6%Reduced
NFP Retirement, Inc.5,107$614.3K0.04%−55−1.1%Reduced
Werba Rubin Papier Wealth Management5,117$615.5K0.09%+1,524+42.4%Added
Successful Portfolios LLC5,205$615.5K0.34%−1,394−21.1%Reduced
Beacon Investment Advisors LLC5,121$616.0K0.23%+10.0%Added
Strathmore Capital Advisors, Inc.5,513$616.9K0.17%+66+1.2%Added
BIP Wealth, LLC5,129$616.9K0.03%−17−0.3%Reduced
Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton5,130$617.1K0.13%+247+5.1%Added
Royal Palms Capital LLC5,130$617.1K0.61%+5,130New