Merck & Co., Inc. - Common Stock (MRK)

Historical Holders from Q1 2014 to Q4 2025

Symbol
MRK on NYSE
Type / Class
Equity / Common Stock
Shares outstanding
2,527,521,347
All holders as of 30 Sep 2025
Q3 2025
Total 13F shares, excl. options
1,897,305,483
Holdings value
$159,206,425,437
% of all portfolios
0.14%
Number of holders
3,257
Number of buys
1,494
Number of sells
1,560
Average buys %
+0.01%
Average sells %
-0.02%
Reported Shares, Excluding Options vs Price
Reported Value, Excluding Options
Total Investors

Significant Owners of Merck & Co., Inc. - Common Stock (MRK) based on Schedule 13D/G filings

Filer Ownership Change % Holdings Value Net Change Nb Shares Change % Reporting Name Report Period
VANGUARD GROUP INC 10% $21,453,454,600 253,257,639 The Vanguard Group 28 Feb 2025
As of 30 Sep 2025 Merck & Co., Inc. - Common Stock (MRK) has 3,257 institutional shareholders that have filed 13F forms with the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC). These institutions hold a total of 1,897,305,483 shares of 2,527,521,347 outstanding shares and own 75% of the company stock as of 30 Sep 2025.

Top 25 institutional shareholders of Merck & Co., Inc. - Common Stock (MRK) own 47% of the company based on 13F filings as of 30 Sep 2025

Filer Ownership Nb Shares Share Change % Portfolio % Holdings Value
VANGUARD GROUP INC 10% 252,136,910 -0.31% 0.32% $21,161,850,856
BlackRock, Inc. 8.5% 214,876,600 -1.6% 0.32% $18,034,593,047
STATE STREET CORP 4.7% 118,180,178 -0.26% 0.35% $10,013,630,412
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 3% 75,279,104 -2.1% 1.1% $6,318,175,198
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 2.4% 59,798,874 +1.4% 0.32% $5,005,979,055
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 2.1% 53,699,460 -0.31% 0.72% $4,506,996,430
MORGAN STANLEY 1.8% 44,586,535 +0.87% 0.23% $3,742,148,141
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 1.4% 35,201,647 +11% 0.19% $2,954,492,255
FMR LLC 1.3% 33,426,750 +5.9% 0.15% $2,805,507,051
NORTHERN TRUST CORP 1.1% 27,933,141 -2.8% 0.3% $2,344,428,524
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 1% 26,449,436 -5.6% 0.17% $2,219,901,143
Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.95% 24,068,126 -3.8% 0.73% $2,020,037,862
Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.86% 21,794,354 -0.92% 0.33% $1,829,200,194
Legal & General Group Plc 0.82% 20,659,157 +5.9% 0.39% $1,733,923,050
Invesco Ltd. 0.79% 19,844,936 +17% 0.26% $1,665,585,453
UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.78% 19,749,865 -21% 0.36% $1,657,606,171
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.74% 18,708,703 -3.8% 0.99% $1,570,221,443
UBS Group AG 0.67% 16,906,008 +0.03% 0.28% $1,418,921,251
DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.67% 16,846,361 -1.2% 0.47% $1,413,915,079
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.66% 16,746,990 -38% 0.35% $1,405,574,906
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.63% 15,933,909 +21% 0.31% $1,336,876,840
Amundi 0.6% 15,214,187 -8% 0.43% $1,350,713,903
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.59% 15,021,367 -18% 0.18% $1,260,743,344
STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO 0.55% 13,794,969 0% 0.97% $1,157,811,748
PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.54% 13,601,321 +26% 0.12% $1,141,559,000

Institutional Holders of Merck & Co., Inc. - Common Stock (MRK) across Reporting Periods

Period Reported Shares, Excl. Options Value, Excl. Options Value Change Price Investors
2025 Q4 3,136,178 $336,561,857 +$17,689,321 $105.26 93
2025 Q3 1,897,305,483 $159,206,425,437 -$5,147,503,736 $83.93 3,257
2025 Q2 1,962,034,663 $155,426,643,563 +$1,505,473,737 $79.16 3,289
2025 Q1 1,941,447,306 $174,232,015,862 -$3,587,246,902 $89.76 3,404
2024 Q4 1,974,065,350 $196,447,436,509 +$1,380,482,223 $99.48 3,564
2024 Q3 1,947,661,118 $221,070,370,247 -$744,228,437 $113.56 3,451
2024 Q2 1,949,415,662 $241,598,779,368 +$1,501,198,298 $123.80 3,508
2024 Q1 1,941,852,214 $256,040,362,493 +$1,890,608,443 $131.95 3,501
2023 Q4 1,933,150,988 $210,948,238,812 +$1,318,800,501 $109.02 3,400
2023 Q3 1,915,111,810 $197,316,747,504 -$1,438,036,059 $102.95 3,187
2023 Q2 1,928,213,181 $222,354,738,610 +$571,381,359 $115.39 3,228
2023 Q1 1,916,184,102 $203,955,773,239 +$1,393,536,493 $106.39 3,143
2022 Q4 1,910,613,534 $212,044,007,861 +$3,048,706,791 $110.95 3,194
2022 Q3 1,884,427,186 $162,534,818,377 +$724,062,490 $86.12 2,957
2022 Q2 1,873,403,998 $170,943,528,865 +$4,592,156,668 $91.17 2,980
2022 Q1 1,838,887,453 $150,955,940,625 +$142,448,476 $82.05 2,924
2021 Q4 1,837,012,964 $140,853,569,294 +$138,185,632 $76.64 2,872
2021 Q3 1,837,457,296 $138,201,713,292 -$807,929,658 $75.11 2,619
2021 Q2 1,848,198,293 $143,695,016,489 -$241,935,815 $77.77 2,641
2021 Q1 1,850,105,541 $142,628,769,907 -$1,117,656,172 $77.09 2,654
2020 Q4 1,866,883,590 $152,693,500,286 -$706,920,307 $81.80 2,670
2020 Q3 1,875,444,213 $155,469,945,637 -$969,657,574 $82.95 2,532
2020 Q2 1,884,914,191 $145,782,442,284 -$606,647,857 $77.33 2,468
2020 Q1 1,894,692,919 $145,892,266,360 -$1,876,783,315 $76.94 2,447
2019 Q4 1,915,462,338 $174,212,083,452 +$121,693,650 $90.95 2,502
2019 Q3 1,917,596,821 $161,399,214,755 -$1,259,011,708 $84.18 2,277
2019 Q2 1,931,032,590 $161,888,528,365 +$572,969,976 $83.85 2,264
2019 Q1 1,956,908,100 $162,681,987,049 -$1,344,776,430 $83.17 2,250
2018 Q4 1,975,345,373 $150,902,555,637 -$880,884,221 $76.41 2,213
2018 Q3 1,984,848,823 $140,793,973,040 +$3,600,893,701 $70.94 2,020
2018 Q2 1,937,128,452 $117,568,988,263 -$3,746,313,470 $60.70 1,985
2018 Q1 1,998,884,778 $108,890,984,548 -$933,753,705 $54.47 1,958
2017 Q4 2,015,428,164 $113,422,330,685 -$1,112,535,759 $56.27 1,972
2017 Q3 2,033,976,922 $130,222,273,759 +$1,157,828,229 $64.03 1,889
2017 Q2 2,030,118,598 $130,171,207,324 -$1,136,384,953 $64.09 1,887
2017 Q1 2,038,974,197 $129,565,256,270 +$11,571,640,991 $63.54 1,899
2016 Q4 2,045,339,344 $120,452,613,795 -$1,972,272,504 $58.87 1,875
2016 Q3 2,058,604,827 $128,385,194,131 +$1,131,297,055 $62.41 1,770
2016 Q2 2,042,837,477 $117,705,440,972 +$79,685,259 $57.61 1,714
2016 Q1 2,040,836,066 $107,991,318,537 -$674,079,835 $52.91 1,692
2015 Q4 2,052,429,890 $108,400,002,466 -$2,110,617,718 $52.82 1,710
2015 Q3 2,088,340,834 $103,146,145,399 -$234,126,115 $49.39 1,620
2015 Q2 2,102,152,968 $119,681,346,928 -$230,574,203 $56.93 1,679
2015 Q1 2,103,056,614 $120,942,537,699 -$459,335,909 $57.48 1,663
2014 Q4 2,113,752,741 $120,112,553,976 -$272,528,664 $56.79 1,668
2014 Q3 2,110,510,324 $125,108,077,886 -$1,876,466,888 $59.28 1,570
2014 Q2 2,144,477,035 $124,045,106,143 -$1,578,377,097 $57.85 1,568
2014 Q1 2,176,480,448 $123,551,292,845 +$4,002,536,525 $56.77 1,549