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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
Johannes Jacobus OosthuizenPresident U.S. Market2025-02-198,500$84.09
$714.75kSell
Johannes Jacobus OosthuizenPresident U.S. Market2025-02-086,404$87.28
$558.94kSell
Johannes Jacobus OosthuizenPresident U.S. Market2025-02-0813,002$87.28
$1.13MBuy
Cristal N. DowningChief Comm. Public Afrs Ofcr2025-02-062,361$88.76
$209.55kSell
Inge G. ThulinDirector2025-02-062,832$88.25
$249.92kBuy
Douglas M. Baker Jr.Director2025-02-0515,000$88.50
$1.33MBuy
Dean Y. LiExecutive VP President MRL2025-01-2732,621$97.94
$3.19MBuy
David Michael WilliamsEVPChief InfoDigital Officer2025-01-2710,246$97.94
$1.00MBuy
Jennifer ZacharyEVP General Counsel2025-01-2725,423$97.94
$2.49MBuy
Chirfi GuindoChief Marketing Officer2025-01-2728,158$97.94
$2.76MBuy

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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 Inc9.94%251,096,107$19.59BInstitution
Blackrock Inc8.79%222,081,845$17.32BInstitution
State Street Corp4.79%120,909,306$9.43BInstitution
Wellington Management Group LLP3.20%80,742,030$6.30BInstitution
Geode Capital Management LLC2.42%61,181,863$4.77BInstitution
Morgan Stanley1.75%44,183,699$3.45BInstitution
Fmr LLC1.48%37,360,572$2.91BInstitution
Bank Of America Corp1.44%36,444,942$2.84BInstitution
Norges Bank1.38%34,979,885$2.73BInstitution
Northern Trust Corp1.24%31,377,107$2.45BInstitution

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TickerInst. %Insider %Net Insider (L12M)Net Insider (L3M)
MRK77.92%0.21%Net BuyingNet Buying
AZN33.11%0.00%
NVS6.61%0.00%
AMGN77.54%1.02%Net SellingNet Selling
GILD85.10%1.11%Net SellingNet Selling
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Merck & Co Stock Ownership FAQ

Who owns Merck & Co?

Merck & Co (NYSE: MRK) is owned by 77.92% institutional shareholders, 0.21% Merck & Co insiders, and 21.87% retail investors. Vanguard Group Inc is the largest individual Merck & Co shareholder, owning 251.10M shares representing 9.94% of the company. Vanguard Group Inc's Merck & Co shares are currently valued at $19.59B.

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