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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, 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
3,855
+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
1,509 more reduced

53 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: 3,855 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 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 20263,855$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, 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
S&CO Inc425,528$54.7M3.16%00.0%Unchanged
JustInvest LLC425,518$54.7M0.45%+15,660+3.8%Added
CORDA Investment Management, LLC.420,154$54.0M3.31%−7,372−1.7%Reduced
Vaughan David Investments LLC418,482$53.8M1.07%+3,973+1.0%Added
Fideuram - Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking S.P.A.416,139$53.5M1.61%+122,648+41.8%Added
Systematic Alpha Investments, LLC410,682$52.8M1.42%00.0%Unchanged
Rakuten Investment Management, Inc.404,114$52.3M0.15%+35,757+9.7%Added
NEOS Investment Management LLC404,459$52.0M0.19%+40,020+11.0%Added
Public Sector Pension Investment Board402,649$51.7M0.14%+760+0.2%Added
Fiduciary Trust Co401,189$51.6M0.56%−5,193−1.3%Reduced
Raiffeisen Bank International AG397,662$51.4M0.61%−15,371−3.7%Reduced
Edmond de Rothschild Holding S.A.399,582$51.3M0.68%+35,464+9.7%Added
Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co399,574$51.3M0.27%−7,300−1.8%Reduced
Panagora Asset Management Inc393,429$50.6M0.16%+245,860+166.6%Added
United Super Pty Ltd in its capacity as Trustee for the Construction & Building Unions Superannuation Fund393,305$50.5M0.90%−106,500−21.3%Reduced
Huntington National Bank392,951$50.5M0.25%+9,988+2.6%Added
Glenmede Trust Co NA391,031$50.2M0.22%−130,347−25.0%Reduced
Andra AP-fonden389,285$50.0M0.57%+24,800+6.8%Added
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co386,735$49.7M0.03%−40,376−9.5%Reduced
Vontobel Holding Ltd.385,052$49.5M0.17%−2,472−0.6%Reduced
Meyer Handelman Co382,328$49.1M1.39%+1,623+0.4%Added
Glenview Trust Co381,609$49.0M0.68%+4,717+1.3%Added
Lido Advisors, LLC378,859$48.9M0.17%+48,658+14.7%Added
MAI Capital Management380,217$48.9M0.19%+45,194+13.5%Added
Point72 Asset Management, L.P.380,081$48.8M0.07%−540,996−58.7%Reduced
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund379,986$48.8M0.55%−107,448−22.0%Reduced
RMB Capital Management, LLC375,369$48.5M0.75%−68,269−15.4%Reduced
Distillate Capital Partners LLC377,115$48.5M2.52%−69,800−15.6%Reduced
Ferguson Wellman Capital Management, Inc376,644$48.4M0.59%−9,312−2.4%Reduced
Capital Investment Advisors, LLC376,564$48.4M0.64%+6,782+1.8%Added
Utah Retirement Systems375,627$48.3M0.46%−28,429−7.0%Reduced
Life Cycle Investment Partners Ltd371,133$47.7M0.22%+371,133New
Police & Firemen's Retirement System of New Jersey370,904$47.7M0.36%−11,732−3.1%Reduced
British Columbia Investment Management Corp370,664$47.6M0.30%+28,580+8.4%Added
Sanctuary Advisors, LLC370,246$47.6M0.22%−35,841−8.8%Reduced
La Banque Postale Asset Management SA369,803$47.5M0.47%+172,881+87.8%Added
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.369,659$47.5M0.30%−37,610−9.2%Reduced
Westwood Holdings Group Inc.368,247$47.3M0.36%−240,381−39.5%Reduced
Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Co366,500$47.1M0.32%00.0%Unchanged
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC373,604$46.8M0.07%−298,931−44.4%Reduced
Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC363,066$46.7M0.22%−3,995−1.1%Reduced
Jefferies Financial Group Inc.362,956$46.6M0.43%+1,268+0.4%Added
Smith Chas P & Associates Pa Cpas359,598$46.2M2.34%−7,925−2.2%Reduced
Ethic Inc.358,041$46.0M0.57%+31,744+9.7%Added
Integral Health Asset Management, LLC350,000$45.0M1.85%−75,000−17.6%Reduced
Letko, Brosseau & Associates Inc347,489$44.7M0.66%−10,530−2.9%Reduced
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.346,193$44.5M0.68%−3,283−0.9%Reduced
TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.354,395$44.5M0.12%−43,595−11.0%Reduced
Conning Inc.344,967$44.3M1.33%+11,936+3.6%Added
Waters Parkerson & Co., LLC344,962$44.3M2.19%−6,615−1.9%Reduced
Prudential PLC344,478$44.3M0.31%+12,041+3.6%Added
Mirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings Ltd.349,782$44.3M0.05%−81,256−18.9%Reduced
New York Life Investment Management LLC343,960$44.2M0.31%−790−0.2%Reduced
Nissay Asset Management Corp336,267$43.2M0.18%+6,635+2.0%Added
Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP332,735$42.8M0.41%−4,294−1.3%Reduced
Kempen Capital Management N.V.331,836$42.6M0.33%−191,123−36.5%Reduced
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.324,931$41.8M0.28%+4,610+1.4%Added
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC323,733$41.6M0.13%−14,279−4.2%Reduced
Norris Perne & French LLP319,460$41.1M1.75%+615+0.2%Added
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC318,918$41.0M0.21%+13,520+4.4%Added
Wealthfront Advisers LLC317,659$40.8M0.08%+6,380+2.0%Added
Welch & Forbes LLC316,952$40.7M0.49%−416−0.1%Reduced
Heritage Investors Management Corp316,592$40.7M1.13%−15,875−4.8%Reduced
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado313,830$40.3M0.14%−7,116−2.2%Reduced
Willis Investment Counsel312,767$40.2M1.92%−951−0.3%Reduced
Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P.311,108$40.0M0.93%−40,621−11.5%Reduced
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.309,626$39.8M0.39%+8,684+2.9%Added
Abn Amro Investment Solutions309,009$39.7M0.34%+75,355+32.3%Added
Howard Capital Management Group, LLC307,822$39.6M2.42%−976−0.3%Reduced
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund306,379$39.4M0.06%−532,236−63.5%Reduced
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund303,684$39.0M0.42%+19,456+6.8%Added
Generali Asset Management SPA SGR303,564$39.0M0.71%+19,480+6.9%Added
Private Wealth Partners, LLC301,750$38.8M2.78%−7,588−2.5%Reduced
Vinva Investment Management Ltd298,766$38.7M0.26%+42,512+16.6%Added
Avanza Fonder AB300,014$38.6M0.84%+15,007+5.3%Added
State of Alaska, Department of Revenue299,881$38.5M0.38%−11,804−3.8%Reduced
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky295,607$38.0M0.26%00.0%Unchanged
Voleon Capital Management LP295,499$38.0M0.69%+222,820+306.6%Added
Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co292,589$37.6M0.48%+73,975+33.8%Added
Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC292,117$37.5M0.19%−4,929−1.7%Reduced
Douglass Winthrop Advisors, LLC291,325$37.4M0.65%−1,003−0.3%Reduced
Horizon Investments, LLC291,282$37.4M0.41%+13,620+4.9%Added
Hancock Whitney Corp291,028$37.4M0.62%−8,202−2.7%Reduced
Gabelli Funds LLC288,700$37.1M0.24%+220+0.1%Added
Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc287,164$36.9M0.52%+2,459+0.9%Added
Massachusetts Financial Services Co256,668$36.4M0.01%−15,161−5.6%Reduced
Shelton Capital Management282,635$36.3M0.67%+26,822+10.5%Added
EP Wealth Advisors, LLC282,377$36.3M0.14%+87,931+45.2%Added
Quintet Private Bank (Europe) S.A.280,988$36.1M2.25%−12,083−4.1%Reduced
Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC280,871$36.1M0.31%+26,733+10.5%Added
Wesbanco Bank Inc280,575$36.1M0.90%−1,855−0.7%Reduced
Natixis280,187$36.0M0.17%−229,869−45.1%Reduced
Americana Partners, LLC280,165$36.0M0.81%+14,134+5.3%Added
Factory Mutual Insurance Co280,024$36.0M0.34%−1,000−0.4%Reduced
OP Asset Management Ltd278,454$35.8M0.38%+21,661+8.4%Added
Whittier Trust Co of Nevada Inc276,423$35.6M0.67%−3,632−1.3%Reduced
Investment Management Corp of Ontario276,725$35.6M0.45%+72,873+35.7%Added
Stephens Inc272,973$35.5M0.40%+670.0%Added
ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V.275,102$35.3M0.36%−3,835−1.4%Reduced
Dai-Ichi Life Insurance Company, Ltd274,795$35.3M0.83%+4,330+1.6%Added