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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: 3,812 institutions
Q1 2021: 2,693 institutionsQ2 2021: 2,684 institutionsQ3 2021: 2,658 institutionsQ4 2021: 2,910 institutionsQ1 2022: 2,961 institutionsQ2 2022: 3,019 institutionsQ3 2022: 2,996 institutionsQ4 2022: 3,243 institutionsQ1 2023: 3,187 institutionsQ2 2023: 3,261 institutionsQ3 2023: 3,221 institutionsQ4 2023: 3,443 institutionsQ1 2024: 3,546 institutionsQ2 2024: 3,557 institutionsQ3 2024: 3,501 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 20243,501$221.8B
Q2 20243,557$242.3B
Q1 20243,546$256.9B
Q4 20233,443$211.6B
Q3 20233,221$197.7B
Q2 20233,261$222.8B
Q1 20233,187$205.1B
Q4 20223,243$212.2B
Q3 20222,996$162.7B
Q2 20223,019$171.5B
Q1 20222,961$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
Middleton & Co Inc122,145$14.7M1.68%−23,208−16.0%Reduced
Monarch Capital Management Inc120,559$14.6M3.57%−2,307−1.9%Reduced
Leonteq Securities AG120,645$14.5M0.88%−18,284−13.2%Reduced
Bokf, NA118,990$14.3M0.22%−8,259−6.5%Reduced
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc118,172$14.2M0.39%+1,690+1.5%Added
Hennessy Advisors Inc117,800$14.2M0.51%−4,050−3.3%Reduced
Auxier Asset Management117,242$14.1M2.03%−104−0.1%Reduced
Mount Yale Investment Advisors, LLC116,727$14.1M0.34%+60,846+108.9%Added
Matthew Goff Investment Advisor, LLC116,699$14.0M2.39%+332+0.3%Added
L & S Advisors Inc116,590$14.0M1.76%−4,400−3.6%Reduced
Foster Victor Wealth Advisors, LLC116,456$14.0M0.80%−18,548−13.7%Reduced
GHP Investment Advisors, Inc.115,922$13.9M0.57%+1,925+1.7%Added
Tema ETFs LLC115,881$13.9M0.94%+5,261+4.8%Added
Brookstone Capital Management115,830$13.9M0.16%+13,725+13.4%Added
Banco Santander, S.A.115,528$13.9M0.11%+1,404+1.2%Added
SP Asset Management LLC115,492$13.9M1.23%−1,613−1.4%Reduced
Wallace Advisory Group, LLC115,409$13.9M14.83%−210.0%Reduced
Crestwood Advisors Group LLC115,212$13.9M0.23%+11,283+10.9%Added
Tiaa-Cref Individual & Institutional Services, LLC115,102$13.8M0.05%+115,102New
Community Bank, N.A.114,906$13.8M1.65%−845−0.7%Reduced
Red Door Wealth Management, LLC114,700$13.8M1.44%+2,543+2.3%Added
New Mexico Educational Retirement Board114,586$13.8M0.42%00.0%Unchanged
Osmosis Investment Management UK Ltd113,635$13.8M0.37%+44,495+64.4%Added
Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC114,218$13.7M0.11%+53,774+89.0%Added
Claret Asset Management Corp114,010$13.7M1.64%+1,055+0.9%Added
First National Bank of Omaha115,017$13.7M0.42%−3,683−3.1%Reduced
Callan Family Office, LLC113,144$13.6M0.31%+3,873+3.5%Added
Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD.113,014$13.6M0.15%−83,702−42.5%Reduced
Cullen Investment Group, Ltd.112,739$13.6M1.79%−4,884−4.2%Reduced
Camden National Bank112,507$13.5M1.83%−1,204−1.1%Reduced
Westend Capital Management, LLC112,368$13.5M4.06%+938+0.8%Added
Columbia Asset Management111,663$13.4M2.56%+129+0.1%Added
Narwhal Capital Management111,375$13.4M0.99%−368−0.3%Reduced
Central Trust Co110,805$13.3M0.26%+1,613+1.5%Added
Adviser Investments LLC110,763$13.3M0.15%+7,901+7.7%Added
Novare Capital Management LLC110,477$13.3M1.05%−2,629−2.3%Reduced
Bartlett & Co. Wealth Management LLC117,337$13.3M0.17%−7,448−6.0%Reduced
Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Adviser L.P.110,155$13.3M0.98%−4,946−4.3%Reduced
Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P.117,704$13.2M0.58%+76,007+182.3%Added
Buck Wealth Strategies, LLC110,123$13.2M1.64%−25,269−18.7%Reduced
Griffin Asset Management, Inc.109,973$13.2M1.49%−3,133−2.8%Reduced
Eldred Rock Partners, LLC109,252$13.1M3.34%+1,836+1.7%Added
W.G. Shaheen & Associates DBA Whitney & Co109,150$13.1M1.09%−1,193−1.1%Reduced
Premier Fund Managers Ltd111,020$13.1M0.93%+3,520+3.3%Added
Park Avenue Securities LLC108,975$13.1M0.10%+26,683+32.4%Added
Naples Global Advisors, LLC106,821$12.9M0.94%−1,154−1.1%Reduced
Allianz SE107,100$12.9M0.14%−731−0.7%Reduced
Savant Capital, LLC106,935$12.9M0.06%+18,663+21.1%Added
Jacobs & Co106,849$12.9M1.27%−2,220−2.0%Reduced
Prospera Financial Services Inc105,561$12.7M0.20%−11,956−10.2%Reduced
Cyndeo Wealth Partners, LLC104,497$12.6M0.66%−18,586−15.1%Reduced
Umb Bank N A104,428$12.6M0.18%−9,725−8.5%Reduced
First Nebraska Trust Co104,203$12.5M1.16%+122+0.1%Added
Clark & Stuart, Inc103,085$12.5M8.41%−3,299−3.1%Reduced
Laird Norton Trust Company, LLC103,050$12.5M0.27%−26,308−20.3%Reduced
Miramar Capital, LLC103,550$12.5M2.77%−2,477−2.3%Reduced
Genus Capital Management Inc.102,986$12.4M1.42%+47,533+85.7%Added
Rodgers Brothers Inc.102,245$12.3M1.42%−28,071−21.5%Reduced
Choate Investment Advisors102,005$12.3M0.24%+3,505+3.6%Added
DuPont Capital Management Corp101,853$12.3M1.39%+101,853New
MUFG Securities EMEA plc101,752$12.2M0.18%−60,000−37.1%Reduced
J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc.101,517$12.2M0.41%−1,269−1.2%Reduced
Hudson Bay Capital Management LP101,505$12.2M0.07%+99,705+5,539.2%Added
Ibex Wealth Advisors101,148$12.2M1.13%+6,268+6.6%Added
Associated Banc-Corp100,610$12.1M0.32%−731−0.7%Reduced
Kentucky Retirement Systems241,239$12.1M0.90%+83,043+52.5%Added
Patten & Patten Inc100,070$12.0M0.73%−1,355−1.3%Reduced
Tompkins Financial Corp100,067$12.0M0.96%−688−0.7%Reduced
Independent Advisor Alliance100,036$12.0M0.13%+1,068+1.1%Added
Viking Fund Management LLC100,000$12.0M1.23%00.0%Unchanged
Johnson Investment Counsel Inc99,873$12.0M0.10%−3,968−3.8%Reduced
AG2R la Mondiale Gestion D'Actifs99,726$12.0M0.55%+280+0.3%Added
Miracle Mile Advisors, LLC99,531$12.0M0.16%−4,159−4.0%Reduced
Tufton Capital Management99,132$11.9M2.17%−1,133−1.1%Reduced
Fort Sheridan Advisors LLC98,611$11.9M1.43%+1,773+1.8%Added
Avantax Planning Partners, Inc.98,512$11.9M0.33%−13,075−11.7%Reduced
Estabrook Capital Management98,244$11.8M1.72%+51+0.1%Added
M. Kulyk & Associates, LLC98,194$11.8M2.20%+577+0.6%Added
NLB Skladi, upravljanje premozenja, d.o.o.98,000$11.8M0.57%−16,000−14.0%Reduced
Buckingham Strategic Partners97,724$11.8M0.12%−9,459−8.8%Reduced
Advocate Group LLC97,350$11.7M1.83%−1,461−1.5%Reduced
Cardinal Capital Management96,637$11.7M1.51%+344+0.4%Added
Rothschild Investment LLC97,156$11.7M0.61%+13,388+16.0%Added
Purpose Unlimited Inc.96,913$11.7M0.48%−8,031−7.7%Reduced
Ninety One UK Ltd96,901$11.7M0.03%−21,989−18.5%Reduced
Vise Technologies, Inc.110,677$11.6M0.23%00.0%Unchanged
Moors & Cabot, Inc.96,078$11.6M0.49%−1,894−1.9%Reduced
Marco Investment Management LLC95,705$11.5M0.87%+175+0.2%Added
Financiere des Professionnels - Fonds d,investissement inc.95,016$11.4M0.67%+21,752+29.7%Added
GAM Holding AG94,852$11.4M1.00%−35,763−27.4%Reduced
Slocum, Gordon & Co LLP94,448$11.4M7.73%−1,350−1.4%Reduced
1st Source Bank94,306$11.3M0.59%−870−0.9%Reduced
John G Ullman & Associates Inc94,272$11.3M1.50%−7,050−7.0%Reduced
Commonwealth Retirement Investments LLC93,906$11.3M3.50%+1,906+2.1%Added
Linscomb & Williams, Inc.93,611$11.3M0.50%−15,232−14.0%Reduced
Atomi Financial Group, Inc.93,562$11.3M0.35%+30,627+48.7%Added
Lynch & Associates93,438$11.2M2.11%+480+0.5%Added
AMG National Trust Bank93,104$11.2M0.24%+2,605+2.9%Added
River Wealth Advisors LLC93,102$11.2M1.29%−737−0.8%Reduced
CX Institutional92,994$11.2M0.34%−13,575−12.7%Reduced