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Merck & Co Inc Stock Ownership - Who owns Merck & Co?

OverviewForecastEarningsRevenueDividendOwnership

Insider buying vs selling

Have Merck & Co Inc insiders been buying or selling?

Buy
Sell
NameRoleDateSharesPriceValue
Cristal N. DowningChief Comm. Public Afrs Ofcr2025-11-107,085$87.00
$616.40kSell
David Michael WilliamsEVPChief InfoDigital Officer2025-11-038,614$83.59
$720.04kSell
David Michael WilliamsEVPChief InfoDigital Officer2025-08-048,432$79.29
$668.57kSell
David Michael WilliamsEVPChief InfoDigital Officer2025-08-0417,119$79.29
$1.36MBuy
Chirfi GuindoChief Marketing Officer2025-08-0418,175$79.29
$1.44MSell
Chirfi GuindoChief Marketing Officer2025-08-0436,903$79.29
$2.93MBuy
Dalton E. Smart IiiSVP Fin. - Global Controller2025-05-03518$83.18
$43.09kBuy
Dalton E. Smart IiiSVP Fin. - Global Controller2025-05-03256$83.18
$21.29kSell
Dalton E. Smart IiiSVP Fin. - Global Controller2025-05-031,532$83.18
$127.43kBuy
Dalton E. Smart IiiSVP Fin. - Global Controller2025-05-03588$83.18
$48.91kSell

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Net Insider Buy/Sell (L12M) Ownership

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MRK Shareholders

What type of owners hold Merck & Co Inc stock?

Institutional
Insider
Retail
NameHoldSharesValueType
Vanguard Group Inc10.16%252,136,910$23.43BInstitution
Blackrock Inc8.66%214,876,600$19.97BInstitution
State Street Corp4.76%118,180,178$10.98BInstitution
Wellington Management Group LLP3.03%75,279,104$6.99BInstitution
Geode Capital Management LLC2.41%59,798,874$5.56BInstitution
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc2.16%53,699,460$4.99BInstitution
Morgan Stanley1.80%44,586,535$4.14BInstitution
Jpmorgan Chase Co1.42%35,201,647$3.27BInstitution
Fmr LLC1.35%33,426,750$3.11BInstitution
Northern Trust Corp1.13%27,933,141$2.60BInstitution

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MRK75.76%0.22%Net BuyingNet Selling
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AMGN77.73%0.99%Net SellingNet Selling
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Merck & Co Stock Ownership FAQ

Who owns Merck & Co?

Merck & Co (NYSE: MRK) is owned by 75.76% institutional shareholders, 0.22% Merck & Co insiders, and 24.02% retail investors. Vanguard Group Inc is the largest individual Merck & Co shareholder, owning 252.14M shares representing 10.16% of the company. Vanguard Group Inc's Merck & Co shares are currently valued at $23.41B.

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