MRK — MERCK & CO INC
Index member: S&P 500
As of Q2 2026, 51 SEC-registered investment managers reported holding MRK (MERCK & CO INC) in their latest 13F filings, with a combined reported value of $109.45B across 870.34M shares. That is +3.5% by share count (+29.50M shares) versus the previous quarter, while reported value moved +11.3%. Ownership is concentrated: the five largest holders account for 56.0% of reported value and the top ten for 75.1%.
Compared with the prior quarter, 3 opened new positions, 18 added to existing stakes, 25 trimmed, 1 exited entirely. 13F holdings are quarter-end snapshots, so these moves reflect positioning as of Q2 2026, not real-time trading.
MRK is a constituent of the S&P 500 and is classified in the Health Care sector.
All figures on this page are computed from SEC Form 13F quarterly filings. 13F filers disclose long positions of $100,000 or more within 45 days of quarter end; short positions, options overlays and intra-quarter trades are not included, so treat the numbers as a quarterly snapshot of institutional ownership rather than real-time positioning.
| Fund | Quarter | Shares | Value | Portfolio Weight | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc history | Q2 2026 | 227.00M | $29.17B | 0.46% | Hold |
| Vanguard Group history | Q4 2025 | 254.32M | $26.77B | 0.39% | Add |
| Wellington Management Group history | Q2 2026 | 86.25M | $11.08B | 2.02% | Add |
| Geode Capital Management history | Q2 2026 | 60.74M | $7.79B | 0.42% | Add |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management history | Q2 2026 | 54.37M | $6.99B | 0.93% | Add |
| Morgan Stanley history | Q2 2026 | 48.64M | $6.25B | 0.35% | Add |
| Fidelity Management & Research (FMR) history | Q2 2026 | 45.44M | $5.84B | 0.28% | Add |
| Norges Bank Investment Management history | Q2 2026 | 36.98M | $4.75B | 0.47% | Reduce |
| Bank of America Corp history | Q2 2026 | 30.54M | $3.92B | 0.26% | Reduce |
| Northern Trust Corp history | Q2 2026 | 26.28M | $3.38B | 0.39% | Reduce |
| Goldman Sachs Group history | Q2 2026 | 23.64M | $3.04B | 0.27% | Add |
| Franklin Resources history | Q2 2026 | 19.55M | $2.51B | 0.57% | Add |
| Legal & General Investment Management America history | Q2 2026 | 18.87M | $2.43B | 0.51% | Reduce |
| Invesco Ltd history | Q2 2026 | 18.61M | $2.39B | 0.20% | Reduce |
| BNY Mellon history | Q2 2026 | 18.34M | $2.36B | 0.39% | Reduce |
| UBS Group AG history | Q2 2026 | 14.79M | $1.90B | 0.26% | Add |
| Amundi US history | Q2 2026 | 12.34M | $1.59B | 0.39% | Reduce |
| Harris Associates (Oakmark) history | Q2 2026 | 12.07M | $1.55B | 2.06% | Reduce |
| Wells Fargo & Co history | Q2 2026 | 12.04M | $1.55B | 0.26% | Hold |
| Deutsche Bank AG history | Q2 2026 | 11.96M | $1.54B | 0.47% | Reduce |
New Positions (Q2 2026)
- JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.08M sh · $139.77M
- Temasek Holdings 816.10K sh · $104.87M
- Bridgewater Associates 30.25K sh · $3.89M
Fully Exited (vs previous quarter)
- Janus Henderson Group sold 2.88M sh · $346.47M
Fund Position History — shares by quarter (top 20 funds)
| Fund | Q3 2021 | Q4 2021 | Q1 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q4 2022 | Q1 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q4 2023 | Q1 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 212.98M | 222.08M | 225.40M | 218.34M | 214.88M | 219.10M | 225.93M | 227.00M |
| Wellington Management Group | 49.56M | 49.87M | 45.70M | 40.72M | 40.16M | 62.02M | 68.56M | 77.25M | 82.44M | 85.60M | 86.35M | 72.48M | 75.81M | 80.74M | 81.67M | 76.86M | 75.28M | 86.44M | 84.31M | 86.25M |
| Geode Capital Management | 42.74M | 48.15M | 44.41M | 45.99M | 48.10M | 48.34M | 51.22M | 52.72M | 54.07M | 55.43M | 56.41M | 57.02M | 59.16M | 61.18M | 59.66M | 58.95M | 59.80M | 60.05M | 59.56M | 60.74M |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management | 27.50M | 29.00M | 30.08M | 29.52M | 30.95M | 29.98M | 30.67M | 30.71M | 31.95M | 36.68M | 17.65M | 18.29M | 18.81M | 20.13M | 49.23M | 53.87M | 53.70M | 48.56M | 49.77M | 54.37M |
| Morgan Stanley | 26.14M | 29.42M | 25.49M | 37.98M | 37.85M | 41.85M | 39.04M | 39.17M | 38.59M | 40.13M | 41.51M | 42.22M | 44.39M | 44.18M | 43.11M | 44.20M | 44.59M | 44.95M | 47.63M | 48.64M |
| Fidelity Management & Research (FMR) | 10.69M | 14.07M | 14.53M | 22.35M | 23.20M | 27.45M | 35.73M | 38.96M | 38.15M | 42.80M | 52.17M | 50.65M | 49.71M | 37.36M | 31.81M | 31.57M | 33.43M | 40.84M | 44.52M | 45.44M |
| Norges Bank Investment Management | — | — | — | — | — | 24.66M | — | — | — | 28.51M | — | 33.81M | — | 34.98M | — | 36.11M | — | 37.98M | — | 36.98M |
| Bank of America Corp | 38.33M | 37.70M | 37.48M | 42.25M | 43.05M | 42.93M | 42.54M | 40.01M | 38.04M | 40.58M | 38.52M | 41.90M | 40.81M | 38.66M | 35.09M | 32.71M | 29.95M | 27.85M | 30.77M | 30.54M |
| Northern Trust Corp | 31.03M | 30.01M | 29.74M | 29.95M | 29.89M | 30.21M | 30.49M | 28.67M | 29.86M | 28.49M | 27.10M | 26.82M | 26.87M | 31.38M | 30.39M | 28.75M | 27.93M | 27.23M | 27.09M | 26.28M |
| Goldman Sachs Group | 10.96M | 9.59M | 12.41M | 14.81M | 13.43M | 12.78M | 13.90M | 13.86M | 13.94M | 12.82M | 12.11M | 12.80M | 15.59M | 17.21M | 14.48M | 18.93M | 15.16M | 20.68M | 21.83M | 23.64M |
| Franklin Resources | 39.26M | 34.06M | 18.21M | 11.49M | 10.49M | 6.22M | 6.10M | 6.94M | 9.50M | 10.11M | 17.69M | 14.21M | 16.11M | 19.87M | 21.90M | 27.03M | 16.75M | 16.06M | 16.27M | 19.55M |
| Legal & General Investment Management America | 19.12M | 19.10M | 20.30M | 20.28M | 19.70M | 19.19M | 19.59M | 20.69M | 20.14M | 23.49M | 23.38M | 23.43M | 23.55M | 19.48M | 19.76M | 19.50M | 20.66M | 19.78M | 19.54M | 18.87M |
| Invesco Ltd | 19.46M | 20.20M | 20.05M | 19.45M | 17.65M | 17.92M | 18.95M | 21.40M | 17.67M | 16.76M | 16.06M | 15.80M | 12.60M | 15.45M | 15.30M | 17.02M | 19.84M | 20.55M | 21.86M | 18.61M |
| BNY Mellon | 29.33M | 30.97M | 32.79M | 32.58M | 31.05M | 30.40M | 29.15M | 26.72M | 24.99M | 20.83M | 19.64M | 19.15M | 18.66M | 24.21M | 23.13M | 22.00M | 21.79M | 19.16M | 18.71M | 18.34M |
| UBS Group AG | 12.81M | 13.85M | 13.13M | 13.00M | 12.58M | 14.70M | 14.48M | 13.86M | 13.24M | 14.79M | 15.10M | 15.83M | 17.31M | 18.89M | 22.91M | 18.33M | 18.50M | 20.10M | 14.66M | 14.79M |
| Amundi US | 8.88M | 6.92M | 8.43M | 7.62M | 11.04M | 10.51M | 12.45M | 12.80M | 14.55M | 12.38M | 12.67M | 12.95M | 16.07M | 9.54M | 13.08M | 16.53M | 15.21M | 13.39M | 13.76M | 12.34M |
| Harris Associates (Oakmark) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.94M | 6.24M | 7.47M | 9.13M | 9.82M | 14.09M | 12.37M | 12.07M |
| Wells Fargo & Co | 75.20K | 158.50K | 20.31M | 19.46M | 19.61M | 18.52M | 17.91M | 17.63M | 16.44M | 16.55M | 16.52M | 15.68M | 14.99M | 14.89M | 11.98M | 11.53M | 11.78M | 11.76M | 12.00M | 12.04M |
| Deutsche Bank AG | 21.83M | 21.60M | 23.14M | 21.78M | 21.41M | 20.79M | 22.68M | 21.52M | 19.32M | 21.57M | 21.24M | 20.80M | 19.57M | 19.25M | 19.17M | 17.04M | 16.85M | 12.79M | 12.54M | 11.96M |
| Citadel Advisors | 9.20M | 10.00M | 8.96M | 7.38M | 9.32M | 10.36M | 5.69M | 5.72M | 11.04M | 10.39M | 12.14M | 11.93M | 11.11M | 10.53M | 11.06M | 10.30M | 10.77M | 14.10M | 13.12M | 9.18M |
▲ Bought Low (fund opened/added, stock rose ≥5% next quarter) ▼ Sold High (fund reduced, stock fell ≥5% next quarter)
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