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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, Q2 2026

Institutional positions in Merck & Co., Inc. as of Jun 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

Institutional holders
3,854
+96 vs. Q1 2026
Shares held
1.98B
+52.6M (+2.7%) vs. Q1 2026
Total value
$254.3B
+$23.0B (+9.9%) vs. Q1 2026
New holders
214
1,635 more added
Sold out
118
1,508 more reduced

54 institutions that held it in Q1 2026 haven't filed for Q2 2026 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q1 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 holdersQ2 2026: 3,854 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 heldQ2 2026: $254.3B
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, Q2 2026

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Merck & Co., Inc.; share changes are against Q1 2026.

Institutions holding MRK in Q2 2026
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
TCW Group Inc845,538$108.7M0.73%−16,921−2.0%Reduced
Mercer Global Advisors Inc845,459$108.6M0.13%+59,522+7.6%Added
Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB (publ)830,507$106.7M0.48%+25,680+3.2%Added
Temasek Holdings (Private) Ltd816,101$104.9M0.29%+816,101New
Guggenheim Capital LLC811,080$104.2M0.67%+16,212+2.0%Added
Teacher Retirement System of Texas805,085$103.5M0.28%+145,208+22.0%Added
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D799,427$102.7M0.35%−48,822−5.8%Reduced
Ieq Capital, LLC799,214$102.7M0.47%−142,139−15.1%Reduced
Donaldson Capital Management, LLC798,673$102.6M2.94%+13,513+1.7%Added
HRT Financial LP798,048$102.5M0.19%+655,319+459.1%Added
Resona Asset Management Co.,Ltd.793,749$102.1M0.48%−62,999−7.4%Reduced
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA790,796$101.6M1.10%−1,781−0.2%Reduced
Tredje AP-fonden786,562$101.1M0.46%−54,886−6.5%Reduced
J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG987,390$100.9M1.45%+26,676+2.8%Added
First Financial Bankshares Inc752,788$96.7M1.81%+9,187+1.2%Added
Bahl & Gaynor Inc742,880$95.5M0.44%−7,614−1.0%Reduced
Midwest Trust Co738,473$94.9M1.08%−9,145−1.2%Reduced
Sarasin & Partners LLP736,662$94.7M1.11%−49,029−6.2%Reduced
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd.730,035$94.3M0.60%+420,033+135.5%Added
Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V.720,421$92.6M0.69%−253,200−26.0%Reduced
Nykredit A/S718,471$92.3M0.35%+718,471New
ING Groep NV717,830$92.2M0.45%+76,121+11.9%Added
Old Republic International Corporation705,600$90.7M3.40%00.0%Unchanged
Czech National Bank703,007$90.3M0.49%+27,039+4.0%Added
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company, Ltd694,815$89.3M0.62%+3,309+0.5%Added
Arizona State Retirement System686,042$88.2M0.44%+6,296+0.9%Added
FIL Ltd678,957$87.2M0.06%+81,605+13.7%Added
Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc666,931$85.7M0.43%+7,080+1.1%Added
OrbiMed Advisors LLC663,400$85.2M1.61%00.0%Unchanged
State of Michigan Retirement System663,390$85.2M0.38%−59,700−8.3%Reduced
Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC649,381$84.0M0.26%−44,160−6.4%Reduced
Clark Capital Management Group, Inc.652,471$83.8M0.46%+12,199+1.9%Added
Calamos Advisors LLC650,503$83.6M0.30%−127,160−16.4%Reduced
Cacti Asset Management LLC645,299$82.9M4.16%00.0%Unchanged
Atalanta Sosnoff Capital, LLC642,053$82.5M1.45%+339,926+112.5%Added
Zurich Insurance Group Ltd631,197$81.1M0.56%−336,401−34.8%Reduced
Boston Partners629,240$80.8M0.07%−12,526−2.0%Reduced
Holocene Advisors, LP628,000$80.7M0.18%+55,533+9.7%Added
Virginia Retirement Systems Et Al619,138$79.6M0.48%−99,100−13.8%Reduced
Perpetual Ltd609,565$78.3M1.12%+15,122+2.5%Added
SRS Capital Advisors, Inc.608,608$78.2M0.52%+304,752+100.3%Added
Pathstone Holdings, LLC599,421$77.1M0.22%+118,786+24.7%Added
Harvest Portfolios Group Inc.592,151$76.1M1.07%−34,651−5.5%Reduced
Whittier Trust Co592,471$75.1M0.74%+7,049+1.2%Added
Empowered Funds, LLC576,918$74.1M0.39%+69,103+13.6%Added
Erste Asset Management GmbH571,075$73.9M0.57%+180,219+46.1%Added
Capitolis Liquid Global Markets LLC571,730$73.5M0.32%+347,900+155.4%Added
IFM Investors Pty Ltd571,235$73.4M0.49%+48,656+9.3%Added
Compass Capital Management, Inc567,099$72.9M4.39%−22,669−3.8%Reduced
Samlyn Capital, LLC565,755$72.7M1.21%−160,726−22.1%Reduced
Clearbridge Investments, LLC565,690$72.7M0.06%−12,096−2.1%Reduced
MetLife Investment Management565,110$72.6M0.33%−14,894−2.6%Reduced
Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp563,132$72.4M0.83%−1,577−0.3%Reduced
Wiley Bros.-Aintree Capital, LLC562,388$72.3M0.30%+55,794+11.0%Added
Millennium Management LLC561,302$72.1M0.05%−1,409,389−71.5%Reduced
Spears Abacus Advisors LLC557,332$71.6M1.27%−240,891−30.2%Reduced
Douglas Lane & Associates, LLC552,155$71.0M0.96%−9,737−1.7%Reduced
D.A. Davidson & Co.552,007$70.9M0.39%−20,586−3.6%Reduced
Omers Administration Corp547,569$70.4M0.42%−1,051,358−65.8%Reduced
Aristotle Atlantic Partners, LLC546,486$70.2M2.91%−6,000−1.1%Reduced
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt Sys545,517$70.1M0.34%−32,652−5.6%Reduced
Daiwa Securities Group Inc.543,300$69.8M0.16%+29,548+5.8%Added
Kornitzer Capital Management Inc539,543$69.3M1.45%−4,618−0.8%Reduced
Employees Provident Fund Board535,502$68.8M0.39%−1,359,663−71.7%Reduced
Gotham Asset Management, LLC528,937$68.0M0.16%+22,386+4.4%Added
1832 Asset Management L.P.520,333$66.9M0.08%−96,507−15.6%Reduced
Radnor Capital Management, LLC518,900$66.7M9.36%−543−0.1%Reduced
Retirement Systems of Alabama518,855$66.7M0.20%−8,224−1.6%Reduced
ProShare Advisors LLC517,507$66.5M0.10%−7,788−1.5%Reduced
RNC Capital Management LLC517,240$66.5M2.74%+2,900+0.6%Added
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec514,231$66.1M0.20%−56,648−9.9%Reduced
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC509,542$65.5M0.31%−86,926−14.6%Reduced
Banque Pictet & Cie SA503,429$64.7M0.67%−9,702−1.9%Reduced
Mediolanum International Funds Ltd495,800$64.1M0.55%−17,988−3.5%Reduced
Ofi Invest Asset Management569,512$64.1M0.64%−60,545−9.6%Reduced
Sanibel Captiva Trust Company, Inc.496,731$63.8M1.59%−6,350−1.3%Reduced
Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc.492,922$63.3M0.66%+850+0.2%Added
Fred Alger Management, LLC487,735$63.0M0.21%+166,734+51.9%Added
Rockland Trust Co490,049$63.0M2.47%−44,914−8.4%Reduced
Pinnacle Associates Ltd486,775$62.6M0.68%+1,019+0.2%Added
Xponance, Inc.473,483$60.8M0.37%+392+0.1%Added
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.469,217$60.3M0.14%+57,875+14.1%Added
BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A/S468,644$59.5M0.47%−659,086−58.4%Reduced
SRB Corp463,298$59.5M3.20%00.0%Unchanged
PensionDanmark Pensionsforsikringsaktieselskab462,927$59.5M0.49%+54,260+13.3%Added
GWM Advisors LLC455,515$58.5M0.17%+41,950+10.1%Added
Capital International Inc454,397$58.4M0.41%+448,389+7,463.2%Added
Alps Advisors Inc452,664$58.2M0.27%+24,904+5.8%Added
AIA Group Ltd449,725$57.8M0.73%+74,001+19.7%Added
Tocqueville Asset Management L.P.447,832$57.5M0.76%+1,320+0.3%Added
Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance Co447,246$57.5M3.35%00.0%Unchanged
Boston Trust Walden Corp447,062$57.4M0.44%−6,132−1.4%Reduced
MML Investors Services, LLC444,129$57.1M0.12%+63,932+16.8%Added
B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG443,208$57.0M0.49%−11,777−2.6%Reduced
Nichols & Pratt Advisers LLP442,799$56.9M3.46%−3,840−0.9%Reduced
Saudi Central Bank440,465$56.3M0.74%+81,454+22.7%Added
Amalgamated Bank434,306$55.8M0.39%−24,324−5.3%Reduced
Gateway Investment Advisers LLC433,052$55.6M0.55%−10,795−2.4%Reduced
USS Investment Management Ltd432,343$55.5M0.22%−1,688−0.4%Reduced
QRG Capital Management, Inc.428,993$55.1M0.45%−70,739−14.2%Reduced