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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
1,467 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: 3,855 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 20263,812$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
Synergy Investment Management, LLC296$35.6K0.01%+296New
Horizons Wealth Management298$35.8K0.02%−46−13.4%Reduced
Front Row Advisors LLC297$36.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Gilpin Wealth Management, LLC301$36.2K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
3 Factor Indexing, LLC312$37.5K0.04%+312New
Tradewinds Capital Management, LLC319$38.4K0.01%+60+23.2%Added
IMG Wealth Management, Inc.320$38.4K0.02%−42−11.6%Reduced
TopTier Wealth Management, LLC324$39.0K0.02%+324New
Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo, LLC327$39.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Evolution Wealth Management Inc.328$39.5K0.03%+25+8.3%Added
Minot DeBlois Advisors LLC333$40.1K0.04%+233+233.0%Added
Granite FO LLC347$41.7K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Evergreen Advisors, LLC359$43.2K0.01%+359New
Curio Wealth, LLC361$43.4K0.01%+16+4.6%Added
Winch Advisory Services, LLC365$43.9K0.01%+1+0.3%Added
Marquette Asset Management, LLC370$44.5K0.01%+34+10.1%Added
Investors Portfolio Services LLC375$44.9K0.04%+328+697.9%Added
High Note Wealth, LLC374$45.0K0.01%+80+27.2%Added
Spurstone Advisory Services, LLC374$45.0K0.77%00.0%Unchanged
Mark Sheptoff Financial Planning, LLC400$45.3K0.02%−1,000−71.4%Reduced
Silicon Valley Capital Partners380$45.8K0.00%+30+8.6%Added
Horizon Bancorp Inc407$49.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
AXS Investments LLC408$49.1K0.02%−119−22.6%Reduced
Magnolia Wealth Management, LLC411$49.5K0.03%+411New
Gunpowder Capital Management, LLC dba Oliver Wealth Management412$49.6K0.04%−163−28.3%Reduced
Accent Capital Management, LLC420$50.9K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Miller Capital Partners, Inc.425$51.1K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Rakuten Securities, Inc.426$51.2K0.02%−559−56.8%Reduced
Gill Capital Partners, LLC426$51.2K0.01%+426New
E Fund Management (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd.429$51.6K0.02%+356+487.7%Added
Fiduciary Advisors, Inc.453$54.5K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Marshall & Sterling Wealth Advisors Inc.460$55.3K0.04%+4+0.9%Added
SWAN Capital LLC460$55.3K0.02%−113−19.7%Reduced
Tower Trust & Investment Co460$55.3K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Flagship Wealth Advisors, LLC699$55.3K0.02%−663−48.7%Reduced
Joseph Group Capital Management466$56.1K0.01%+266+133.0%Added
Financial Network Wealth Advisors LLC467$56.1K0.06%−863−64.9%Reduced
Bard Associates Inc466$56.4K0.01%+451+3,006.7%Added
Mascoma Wealth Management LLC472$56.8K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Roble, Belko & Company, Inc476$57.0K0.01%+1+0.2%Added
Wellington-Altus USA Inc.449$57.7K0.03%+49+12.3%Added
Intesa Sanpaolo Wealth Management488$58.7K0.01%+304+165.2%Added
Kilter Group LLC495$59.5K0.03%−14−2.8%Reduced
Sunrise Financial Services, LLC498$59.9K0.04%+37+8.0%Added
Entrust Financial LLC502$60.3K0.04%+152+43.4%Added
Hyposwiss Advisors SA505$60.7K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Arcadia Investment Management Corp515$62.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Main Street Group, LTD515$62.0K0.02%+515New
United Financial Planning Group LLC519$62.4K0.04%+97+23.0%Added
Blueline Advisors LLC521$62.6K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Swiss Re Ltd537$64.6K0.39%00.0%Unchanged
Marshall Investment Management, LLC543$65.3K0.03%+543New
1015 Capital Partners, LLC544$65.4K0.06%+10+1.9%Added
Seneschal Advisors, LLC546$65.7K0.05%+4+0.7%Added
Dunhill Financial, LLC546$65.7K0.02%+91+20.0%Added
Toth Financial Advisory Corp552$66.4K0.01%−39−6.6%Reduced
Midwest Capital Advisors, LLC561$67.5K0.03%+300+114.9%Added
Accordant Advisory Group Inc563$67.7K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Team Financial Group, LLC569$68.4K0.03%+5+0.9%Added
Intentional Wealth Strategies, LLC571$68.7K0.06%+571New
Beaird Harris Wealth Management, LLC588$70.7K0.00%−244−29.3%Reduced
MJT & Associates Financial Advisory Group, Inc.596$71.7K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Insight Financial Services597$71.8K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Copeland Capital Management, LLC600$72.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Chung Wu Investment Group, LLC600$72.2K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Align Financial, LLC607$73.0K0.04%−63,286−99.0%Reduced
Evelyn Partners Investment Management Services Ltd608$73.1K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Quest 10 Wealth Builders, Inc.613$73.7K0.06%−67−9.9%Reduced
Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC618$74.3K0.05%−61−9.0%Reduced
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.636$76.5K0.00%−58,058−98.9%Reduced
True Link Financial Advisors, LLC636$76.5K0.00%+636New
Napier Financial, LLC645$77.6K0.02%+645New
Sfam, LLC649$78.0K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Wiser Advisor Group LLC665$80.0K0.10%+5+0.8%Added
Clayton Financial Group LLC675$81.2K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Clear Investment Research, LLC676$81.3K0.13%+676New
Gleason Group, Inc.696$83.7K0.01%+5+0.7%Added
Aspect Partners, LLC703$84.6K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Prism Planning Partners LLC716$86.1K0.10%−1,562−68.6%Reduced
Valued Wealth Advisors LLC715$86.6K0.04%+271+61.0%Added
Whipplewood Advisors, LLC720$86.6K0.04%+679+1,656.1%Added
Bellevue Asset Management, LLC720$86.7K0.04%+3+0.4%Added
Battery Global Advisors, LLC718$87.0K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Mowery & Schoenfeld Wealth Management, LLC724$87.1K0.13%−245−25.3%Reduced
VSM Wealth Advisory, LLC725$87.2K0.03%+2+0.3%Added
Country Trust Bank730$87.8K0.00%−79−9.8%Reduced
Activest Wealth Management771$92.7K0.02%+39+5.3%Added
Atwood & Palmer Inc772$92.9K0.01%+42+5.8%Added
Global Assets Advisory, LLC772$92.9K0.03%+772New
Global Wealth Strategies & Associates787$94.6K0.02%+1+0.1%Added
LFA - Lugano Financial Advisors SA788$94.8K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Phillip James Consulting Co.792$95.0K0.07%+19+2.5%Added
Fairman Group, LLC790$95.7K0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Scarborough Advisors, LLC812$97.7K0.01%+45+5.9%Added
Aviso Financial Inc.820$98.6K0.00%+678+477.5%Added
Cornerstone Financial Management LLC822$98.9K0.09%+43+5.5%Added
1620 Investment Advisors, Inc.842$101.3K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Timothy G. Youngquist 2020 Irrevocable Trust876$105.4K0.05%+876New
Sarver Vrooman Wealth Advisors883$106.2K0.07%−79−8.2%Reduced
Hara Capital LLC882$106.9K0.05%−550−38.4%Reduced