Merck MRK Institutional Ownership

NYSE MRK

$144.70 -2.83 (-1.92%)

As of: Sep 10, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Institutions by Trading Activity

3,777 Institutions

Increased 1,824 48.3%

Unchanged 489 12.9%

Reduced 1,464 38.8%

Ownership Statistics

13F · as of 30 Jun, 2026

Institutional Ownership

82.04%

▲+3.96 pp QoQ

Shares Held by Institutions

2.03Bn

of 2.47Bn outstanding

▲+5.81% QoQ

Shares Outstanding

2.47Bn

443.63Mn held outside 13F filers

Institutional Investors

3,777

filed 13F for Jun 2026

▲+31 vs prior quarter

Net Shares Added (QoQ)

+111.28Mn

accumulated since last quarter

Value of Holdings

$304.60Bn

reported market value

Shares Owned by Institutions

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Ownership Summary

Quarter ending 30 Jun, 2026

Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) showed up in the 13F filings of 3,777 institutional investors as of June 2026.

These investors held 82.0% of outstanding shares in June 2026, up from 78.1% in March 2026.
They increased total shares held in MRK by 5.81% quarter over quarter, and investors in Merck increased 15.26% from a year ago.
Activity in MRK broke down as 1,824 buyers, 1,464 sellers, and 489 unchanged among 3,777 total holders.
Altogether, these fund groups held 2.03Bn shares in MRK by June 2026, up by 111.28Mn shares quarter on quarter, and up 19.35Mn shares year over year.
BlackRock, Inc. holds the largest position in MRK at 227.0Mn shares as of June 30, 2026, or 9.19% of shares outstanding.
The most significant purchases of MRK for the quarter ending June 2026 came from Sixth Street Partners Management Company, L.P. (54.37Mn), NORGES BANK (36.98Mn), Capital International Investors (14.52Mn), Fisher Asset Management, LLC (12.08Mn), CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC (4.6Mn).
The biggest sellers of Merck for the quarter ending June 2026 included Jpmorgan Chase & Co (9.09Mn), NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB (5.02Mn), PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ (4.52Mn), JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC (3.52Mn), Invesco Ltd. (3.24Mn).
Per Business Quant, the top 10 investors in MRK for the quarter ending June 2026 include BlackRock, Inc. (227.0Mn), VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC (161.32Mn), State Street Corp (120.41Mn), WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP (86.25Mn), VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC (67.74Mn), GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC (60.74Mn), CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC (54.37Mn), Sixth Street Partners Management Company, L.P. (54.37Mn), Morgan Stanley (48.64Mn), FMR LLC (45.44Mn).

Form 13F Holdings

3,776 Institutional Holders

Report period 30 Jun, 2026

Total shares held 2.03Bn

Of outstanding 82.04%

#	Institution	CIK	Shares Held	% of Outstanding	Change (QoQ)	Change (%)	Value (USD)
1	BlackRock, Inc.	0002012383	226,999,837	9.19%	▲1,169,507	+0.52%	$29.17Bn
2	VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	0002100119	161,323,174	6.53%	▲335,550	+0.21%	$20.73Bn
3	State Street Corp	0000093751	120,413,256	4.88%	▲1,087,583	+0.91%	$15.57Bn
4	WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP	0000902219	86,249,283	3.49%	▲1,934,312	+2.29%	$11.08Bn
5	VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC	0002100121	67,738,969	2.74%	▲434,664	+0.65%	$8.70Bn
6	GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	0001214717	60,744,214	2.46%	▲1,186,060	+1.99%	$7.79Bn
7	CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC	0000884546	54,365,289	2.20%	▲4,600,064	+9.24%	$6.99Bn
7	Sixth Street Partners Management Company, L.P.	0001812095	54,365,289	2.20%	▲54,365,289	0.00%	$6.99Bn
8	Morgan Stanley	0000895421	48,641,158	1.97%	▲1,008,671	+2.12%	$6.25Bn
9	FMR LLC	0000315066	45,440,355	1.84%	▲924,345	+2.08%	$5.84Bn
10	Jpmorgan Chase & Co	0000019617	43,886,420	1.78%	▼9,086,563	-17.15%	$5.68Bn
11	Fisher Asset Management, LLC	0000850529	38,516,263	1.56%	▲12,079,979	+45.69%	$4.95Bn
12	NORGES BANK	0001374170	36,983,784	1.50%	▲36,983,784	0.00%	$4.75Bn
13	Bank Of America Corp /De/	0000070858	30,535,208	1.24%	▼239,013	-0.78%	$3.92Bn
14	Northern Trust Corp	0000073124	26,275,718	1.06%	▼814,305	-3.01%	$3.38Bn
15	Goldman Sachs Group Inc	0000886982	22,075,139	0.89%	▲1,941,760	+9.64%	$2.84Bn
16	Franklin Resources Inc	0000038777	19,548,585	0.79%	▲3,281,380	+20.17%	$2.51Bn
17	UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC	0000861177	19,547,171	0.79%	▼867,648	-4.25%	$2.51Bn
18	Legal & General Group Plc	0000764068	18,873,343	0.76%	▼665,202	-3.40%	$2.43Bn
19	Invesco Ltd.	0000914208	18,611,171	0.75%	▼3,243,930	-14.84%	$2.39Bn

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