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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, Q3 2026

Institutional positions in Merck & Co., Inc. as of Sep 30, 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

Q3 2026 data is still coming in (13F filing deadline: Nov 16, 2026), so these numbers are incomplete.

Institutional holders
20
+1 vs. Q2 2026
Shares held
843.6K
−60.8K (−6.7%) vs. Q2 2026
Total value
$125.1M
+$8.93M (+7.7%) vs. Q2 2026
New holders
1
7 more added
Sold out
0
9 more reduced

3,836 institutions that held it in Q2 2026 haven't filed for Q3 2026 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q2 2026: 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 holders
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 held
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, Q3 2026

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Merck & Co., Inc.; share changes are against Q2 2026.

Institutions holding MRK in Q3 2026
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Horizon Investments, LLC––––Not filed
Hancock Whitney Corp––––Not filed
Gabelli Funds LLC––––Not filed
Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc––––Not filed
Massachusetts Financial Services Co––––Not filed
Shelton Capital Management––––Not filed
EP Wealth Advisors, LLC––––Not filed
Quintet Private Bank (Europe) S.A.––––Not filed
Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC––––Not filed
Wesbanco Bank Inc––––Not filed
Natixis––––Not filed
Americana Partners, LLC––––Not filed
Factory Mutual Insurance Co––––Not filed
OP Asset Management Ltd––––Not filed
Whittier Trust Co of Nevada Inc––––Not filed
Investment Management Corp of Ontario––––Not filed
Stephens Inc––––Not filed
ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V.––––Not filed
Dai-Ichi Life Insurance Company, Ltd––––Not filed
Martingale Asset Management L P––––Not filed
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC––––Not filed
Rafferty Asset Management, LLC––––Not filed
CapWealth Advisors, LLC––––Not filed
Cresset Asset Management, LLC––––Not filed
Braun Stacey Associates Inc––––Not filed
Haverford Trust Co––––Not filed
Davenport & Co LLC––––Not filed
Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc.––––Not filed
Becker Capital Management Inc––––Not filed
Private Advisor Group, LLC––––Not filed
Crossmark Global Holdings, Inc.––––Not filed
Transcend Wealth Collective, LLC––––Not filed
Citizens Financial Group Inc––––Not filed
Groupe la Francaise––––Not filed
Warren Averett Asset Management, LLC––––Not filed
Evergreen Capital Management LLC––––Not filed
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co––––Not filed
Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC––––Not filed
Blue Chip Partners, Inc.––––Not filed
Mutual of America Capital Management LLC––––Not filed
Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC––––Not filed
Assetmark, Inc––––Not filed
Dakota Wealth Management––––Not filed
Flputnam Investment Management Co––––Not filed
Canada Post Corp Registered Pension Plan––––Not filed
Wilkins Investment Counsel Inc––––Not filed
HB Wealth Management, LLC––––Not filed
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension––––Not filed
Ceredex Value Advisors LLC––––Not filed
Highland Capital Management, LLC––––Not filed
Pictet & Cie (Europe) SA––––Not filed
Roffman Miller Associates Inc––––Not filed
Yousif Capital Management, LLC––––Not filed
Allstate Corp––––Not filed
Godsey & Gibb Associates––––Not filed
Benjamin Edwards Inc––––Not filed
Bryn Mawr Trust Co––––Not filed
Klingenstein Fields & Co LP––––Not filed
Fiera Capital Corp––––Not filed
Everett Harris & Co––––Not filed
WSFS Capital Management, LLC––––Not filed
Kahn Brothers Group Inc––––Not filed
Vise Technologies, Inc.––––Not filed
Sector Gamma AS––––Not filed
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft––––Not filed
Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC––––Not filed
Savant Capital, LLC––––Not filed
Rhenman & Partners Asset Management AB––––Not filed
Stack Financial Management, Inc––––Not filed
Moran Wealth Management, LLC––––Not filed
M&G Plc––––Not filed
RE Advisers Corp––––Not filed
Merit Financial Group, LLC––––Not filed
RWC Asset Management LLP––––Not filed
Allworth Financial LP––––Not filed
TCTC Holdings, LLC––––Not filed
Rathbone Brothers plc––––Not filed
Cardinal Capital Management, Inc.––––Not filed
LGT Group Foundation––––Not filed
AE Wealth Management LLC––––Not filed
Argent Trust Co––––Not filed
General American Investors Co Inc––––Not filed
Impax Asset Management Group plc––––Not filed
Ingalls & Snyder LLC––––Not filed
Foundation Resource Management Inc––––Not filed
Kepler Cheuvreux (Suisse) SA––––Not filed
Abner Herrman & Brock LLC––––Not filed
Intact Investment Management Inc.––––Not filed
Aptus Capital Advisors, LLC––––Not filed
Cary Street Partners Financial LLC––––Not filed
Payden & Rygel––––Not filed
ARGA Investment Management, LP––––Not filed
Farallon Capital Management, L.L.C.––––Not filed
Danica Pension, Livsforsikringsaktieselskab––––Not filed
Nomura Holdings Inc––––Not filed
Boston Common Asset Management, LLC––––Not filed
Saturna Capital CORP––––Not filed
Diversified Trust Co––––Not filed
Triglav Skladi, D.O.O.––––Not filed
Mizuho Securities USA LLC––––Not filed