Merck Ownership | Who Owns Merck?


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Merck Ownership Summary


Merck is owned by 70.80% institutional investors, 0.71% insiders, and 28.49% retail investors. Vanguard group is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 9.92% of MRK shares. Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv is the top mutual fund, with 3.14% of its assets in Merck shares.

MRK Ownership Benchmark


TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockMerck70.80%0.71%28.49%
SectorHealthcare Stocks 57.43%9.41%33.16%
IndustryDrug Manufacturers - General Stocks45.98%1.80%52.22%

Institutional Shareholders


Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Vanguard group251.10M9.92%$24.98B
Blackrock funding, inc. /de222.08M8.77%$22.09B
Blackrock207.30M8.18%$25.66B
State street117.49M4.64%$14.63B
Wellington management group llp80.74M3.19%$8.03B
Geode capital management61.18M2.42%$6.07B
Morgan stanley42.22M1.67%$5.23B
Fmr37.36M1.48%$3.72B
Norges bank34.98M1.38%$3.48B
Jpmorgan chase27.11M1.07%$2.70B

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
Kahn brothers group508.91K11.00%$50.63M
Srb1.33M9.74%$164.36M
Wallace advisory group115.76K9.09%$13.15M
Radnor capital management520.77K8.66%$51.81M
Slocum, gordon & co llp97.76K8.00%$9.73M
Antipodes partners1.85M6.39%$183.92M
Adalta capital management90.18K6.11%$11.23M
Eliot finkel investment counsel66.12K5.39%$8.19M
Karpas strategies133.01K5.16%$16.47M
Smead capital management3.30M5.09%$328.30M

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Norges bank34.98M0.46%34.98M
Raymond james financial15.69M0.58%15.69M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de222.08M0.45%10.02M
Bank of new york mellon24.21M0.47%5.55M
Wellington management group llp80.74M1.47%4.93M

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Fmr37.36M0.22%-12.35M
Price t rowe associates inc /md/12.51M0.14%-9.96M
Capital world investors7.91M0.12%-7.33M
Dz bank ag deutsche zentral genossenschafts bank, frankfurt am main875.19K0.09%-4.11M
Legal & general group19.48M0.51%-4.07M

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Norges bank34.98M0.46%34.98M$3.48B
Raymond james financial15.69M0.58%15.69M$1.56B
Leigh baldwin2.07M1.80%2.07M$2.07B
Alecta tjanstepension omsesidigt1.98M1.04%1.98M$196.88M
Mondrian investment partners1.15M1.89%1.15M$114.08M

Sold Out

HolderChange
Tfo-tdc-23.00
Rpg family wealth advisory-40.00
Hwg lp-50.00
Dynamic wealth strategies-64.00
Wells financial advisors-65.00

Institutional Ownership Trends


DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
Dec 31, 20243,233-8.62%1,792,585,188-6.55%701.23%1,453-12.10%1,4071.22%
Sep 30, 20243,491-2.16%1,913,848,352-1.86%751.28%1,628-6.11%1,3690.81%
Jun 30, 20243,504-1.49%1,945,602,4741.71%761.35%1,7053.96%1,334-9.00%
Mar 31, 20243,5572.77%1,912,925,260-0.73%751.31%1,6402.37%1,4660.83%
Dec 31, 20233,4616.43%1,926,947,4212.70%751.39%1,60212.74%1,4544.75%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders


HolderShares% HoldingChange
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv79.50M3.14%239.46K
Vanguard Institutional 500 Index Trust69.68M2.75%1.17M
SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust31.52M1.25%126.39K
Fidelity 500 Index31.40M1.24%79.58K
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF29.78M1.18%41.80K
Vanguard Value Index Inv21.70M0.86%147.41K
Vanguard Health Care Inv21.51M0.85%2.23M
The Health Care Select Sector SPDR® ETF18.25M0.72%38.18K
Vanguard Institutional Index I15.87M0.63%-94.91K
Vanguard Equity-Income Inv15.33M0.61%1.60M

Recent Insider Transactions


DateNameRoleActivityValue
Feb 19, 2025Oosthuizen Johannes Jacobus President, U.S. MarketSell$714.74K
Feb 13, 2025Williams David Michael EVP,Chief Info&Digital OfficerSell$512.06K
Feb 06, 2025THULIN INGE G-Buy$250.00K
Feb 06, 2025Downing Cristal N Chief Comm. & Public Afrs OfcrSell$209.55K
Feb 05, 2025BAKER DOUGLAS M JR-Buy$1.33M

Insider Transactions Trends


DateBuySell
2025 Q123
2024 Q4--
2024 Q3--
2024 Q2--
2024 Q1-10

MRK Ownership FAQ


Who Owns Merck?

Merck shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 70.80%, followed by 0.71% insiders and 28.49% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Merck's industry, Drug Manufacturers - General Stocks, is 45.98%, which Merck exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of Merck?

Merck’s largest shareholders are Vanguard group (251.1M shares, 9.92%), Blackrock funding, inc. /de (222.08M shares, 8.77%), and Blackrock (207.3M shares, 8.18%). Together, they hold 26.87% of Merck’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Merck?

Yes, BlackRock owns 8.18% of Merck, totaling 207.3M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.58% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 25.66B$. In the last quarter, BlackRock increased its holdings by 279.84K shares, a 0.14% change.

Who is Merck’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Kahn brothers group is Merck’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 11.00% of its assets in 508.91K Merck shares, valued at 50.63M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Merck shares?

Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv is the top mutual fund holder of Merck shares, with 3.14% of its total shares outstanding invested in 79.5M Merck shares.

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