# ETFs that hold MRK

Merck & Co., Pharmaceuticals, $371B market cap. Held by 127 of 578 covered US ETFs.

Canonical page: https://tickerinside.com/stock/mrk/
Holdings from each issuer's latest file, dated 2026-07-31 to 2026-09-05. Prices through 2026-09-04.
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127 of the 578 US ETFs covered here hold Merck & Co. (MRK), according to their issuers' own holdings files. The heaviest is DJD at 6.70%, where it ranks #3 of 27 positions, followed by XLV at 6.02% and IYH at 5.80%. In VTI, the largest of them by assets, it weighs 0.45%, rank #33 of 3469.

MRK is the single largest position in 2 of them: SCHD and TECB. The median weight across the 127 holders is 0.69%: 6 of them carry it above 5% and 78 keep it under 1%. Of the 136 covered funds with 500 or more positions, 50 hold MRK, at weights from 0.07% to 1.49%.

The issuer files behind these weights are dated between 2026-07-31 and 2026-09-05; 81 of the 127 carry 2026-09-03, the most common date. Over three years MRK returned 51.2%, with a worst fall of 40.7% and annualised volatility of 28.0%; its beta against SPY over the same weeks is 0.27. Its best calendar year in the data is 2022 at +49.4% and its worst 2024 at -6.3%.

## Which funds hold MRK, and at what weight

| Rank | Fund | Name | Weight | Issuer file |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | DJD | Invesco Dow Jones Industrial Average Dividend ETF | 6.70% | 2026-09-05 |
| 2 | XLV | Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund | 6.02% | 2026-09-03 |
| 3 | IYH | iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF | 5.80% | 2026-09-03 |
| 4 | IHE | iShares U.S. Pharmaceuticals ETF | 5.16% | 2026-09-03 |
| 5 | PJP | Invesco Pharmaceuticals ETF | 5.16% | 2026-09-05 |
| 6 | BMED | iShares Health Innovation Active ETF | 5.05% | 2026-09-03 |
| 7 | SCHD | Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF | 4.91% | 2026-09-03 |
| 8 | IXJ | iShares Global Healthcare ETF | 4.79% | 2026-09-03 |
| 9 | VHT | Vanguard Health Care ETF | 4.68% | 2026-07-31 |
| 10 | TECB | iShares U.S. Tech Breakthrough Multisector ETF | 4.63% | 2026-09-03 |
| 11 | HDV | iShares Core High Dividend ETF | 4.51% | 2026-09-03 |
| 12 | VDIG | Vanguard Wellington Dividend Growth Active ETF | 3.72% | 2026-09-04 |
| 13 | IDNA | iShares Genomics Immunology and Healthcare ETF | 3.68% | 2026-09-03 |
| 14 | CSTK | Invesco Comstock Contrarian Equity ETF | 3.07% | 2026-09-05 |
| 15 | VUSV | Vanguard Wellington U.S. Value Active ETF | 2.73% | 2026-09-04 |
| 16 | BLCV | iShares Large Cap Value Active ETF | 2.69% | 2026-09-03 |
| 17 | DVVY | Invesco Diversified Dividend Opportunities ETF | 2.35% | 2026-09-05 |
| 18 | DGRO | iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF | 2.20% | 2026-09-03 |
| 19 | XT | iShares Future Exponential Technologies ETF | 1.99% | 2026-09-03 |
| 20 | MTUM | iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF | 1.95% | 2026-09-03 |
| 21 | XPH | State Street SPDR S&P Pharmaceuticals ETF | 1.92% | 2026-09-03 |
| 22 | RSPH | Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Health Care ETF | 1.81% | 2026-09-05 |
| 23 | DIA | SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF | 1.68% | 2026-09-03 |
| 24 | MGV | Vanguard Morningstar Mega Cap Value ETF | 1.52% | 2026-07-31 |
| 25 | QUS | State Street SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors℠ ETF | 1.49% | 2026-09-03 |
| 26 | USMV | iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF | 1.49% | 2026-09-03 |
| 27 | ESMV | iShares ESG Optimized MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF | 1.49% | 2026-09-03 |
| 28 | DIVB | iShares Core Dividend ETF | 1.48% | 2026-09-03 |
| 29 | QUAL | iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF | 1.44% | 2026-09-03 |
| 30 | VIG | Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF | 1.40% | 2026-07-31 |
| 31 | IWX | iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF | 1.37% | 2026-09-03 |
| 32 | PFM | Invesco Dividend AchieversTM ETF | 1.33% | 2026-09-05 |
| 33 | VYM | Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF | 1.31% | 2026-07-31 |
| 34 | AQLT | iShares MSCI Global Quality Factor ETF | 1.28% | 2026-09-03 |
| 35 | IVE | iShares S&P 500 Value ETF | 1.24% | 2026-09-03 |
| 36 | SPYV | SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF | 1.24% | 2026-09-03 |
| 37 | VTV | Vanguard Value ETF | 1.20% | 2026-07-31 |
| 38 | EQWL | Invesco S&P 100 Equal Weight ETF | 1.19% | 2026-09-05 |
| 39 | SCHV | Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Value ETF | 1.18% | 2026-09-03 |
| 40 | IUSV | iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF | 1.17% | 2026-09-03 |
| 41 | DVY | iShares Select Dividend ETF | 1.16% | 2026-09-03 |
| 42 | VFMV | Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF | 1.13% | 2026-09-04 |
| 43 | SPDG | State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P Sector Neutral Dividend ETF | 1.12% | 2026-09-03 |
| 44 | VOOV | Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF | 1.09% | 2026-07-31 |
| 45 | SUSL | iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF | 1.07% | 2026-09-03 |
| 46 | EVUS | iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Value ETF | 1.06% | 2026-09-03 |
| 47 | DIVG | Invesco S&P 500 High Dividend Growers ETF | 1.05% | 2026-09-05 |
| 48 | DSI | iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF | 1.04% | 2026-09-03 |
| 49 | ILCV | iShares Morningstar Value ETF | 1.04% | 2026-09-03 |
| 50 | IWD | iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF | 0.99% | 2026-09-03 |
| 51 | DGT | State Street SPDR Global Dow ETF | 0.98% | 2026-09-03 |
| 52 | BALI | iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active ETF | 0.93% | 2026-09-03 |
| 53 | EFIV | State Street SPDR S&P 500 ESG ETF | 0.91% | 2026-09-03 |
| 54 | IOO | iShares Global 100 ETF | 0.90% | 2026-09-03 |
| 55 | XLG | Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF | 0.89% | 2026-09-05 |
| 56 | PRF | Invesco RAFI US 1000 ETF | 0.87% | 2026-09-05 |
| 57 | VONV | Vanguard Russell 1000 Value ETF | 0.87% | 2026-07-31 |
| 58 | QWLD | State Street SPDR MSCI World StrategicFactors℠ ETF | 0.87% | 2026-09-03 |
| 59 | MMTM | State Street SPDR S&P 1500 Momentum Tilt ETF | 0.85% | 2026-09-03 |
| 60 | IUS | Invesco RAFI Strategic US ETF | 0.77% | 2026-09-05 |
| 61 | OEF | iShares S&P 100 ETF | 0.77% | 2026-09-03 |
| 62 | VFMO | Vanguard U.S. Momentum Factor ETF | 0.75% | 2026-09-04 |
| 63 | VFMF | Vanguard U.S. Multifactor ETF | 0.74% | 2026-09-04 |
| 64 | USCL | iShares Climate Conscious & Transition MSCI USA ETF | 0.69% | 2026-09-03 |
| 65 | SPIN | State Street US Equity Premium Income ETF | 0.68% | 2026-09-03 |
| 66 | TOPC | iShares S&P 500 3% Capped ETF | 0.68% | 2026-09-03 |
| 67 | RSPE | Invesco ESG S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF | 0.65% | 2026-09-05 |
| 68 | IWL | iShares Russell Top 200 ETF | 0.65% | 2026-09-03 |
| 69 | XVV | iShares ESG Select Screened S&P 500 ETF | 0.63% | 2026-09-03 |
| 70 | ESGV | Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF | 0.63% | 2026-09-04 |
| 71 | MGC | Vanguard Morningstar Mega Cap ETF | 0.61% | 2026-07-31 |
| 72 | ACWV | iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF | 0.61% | 2026-09-03 |
| 73 | KLMN | Invesco MSCI North America Climate ETF | 0.59% | 2026-09-05 |
| 74 | VLU | State Street SPDR S&P 1500 Value Tilt ETF | 0.59% | 2026-09-03 |
| 75 | NZAC | State Street SPDR MSCI ACWI Climate Paris Aligned ETF | 0.59% | 2026-09-03 |
| 76 | QVML | Invesco S&P 500 QVM Multi-factor ETF | 0.59% | 2026-09-05 |
| 77 | SPYX | State Street SPDR S&P 500 Fossil Fuel Reserves Free ETF | 0.58% | 2026-09-03 |
| 78 | GLOF | iShares Global Equity Factor ETF | 0.58% | 2026-09-03 |
| 79 | SPYM | State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF | 0.56% | 2026-09-03 |
| 80 | SPY | SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | 0.56% | 2026-09-03 |
| 81 | IVV | iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 0.56% | 2026-09-03 |
| 82 | PBUS | Invesco MSCI USA ETF | 0.56% | 2026-09-05 |
| 83 | ILCB | iShares Morningstar U.S. Equity ETF | 0.54% | 2026-09-03 |
| 84 | SUSA | iShares ESG Optimized MSCI USA ETF | 0.54% | 2026-09-03 |
| 85 | SCHX | Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF | 0.54% | 2026-09-03 |
| 86 | ESGU | iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF | 0.53% | 2026-09-03 |
| 87 | IWB | iShares Russell 1000 ETF | 0.53% | 2026-09-03 |
| 88 | IYY | iShares Dow Jones U.S. ETF | 0.53% | 2026-09-03 |
| 89 | SPTM | State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 1500 Composite Stock Market ETF | 0.52% | 2026-09-03 |
| 90 | INRO | iShares U.S. Industry Rotation Active ETF | 0.52% | 2026-09-03 |
| 91 | VV | Vanguard Morningstar Large-Cap ETF | 0.51% | 2026-07-31 |
| 92 | IWV | iShares Russell 3000 ETF | 0.51% | 2026-09-03 |
| 93 | SCHB | Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF | 0.50% | 2026-09-03 |
| 94 | BLCR | iShares Large Cap Core Active ETF | 0.50% | 2026-09-03 |
| 95 | ITOT | iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF | 0.50% | 2026-09-03 |
| 96 | VOO | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | 0.50% | 2026-07-31 |
| 97 | VFVA | Vanguard U.S. Value Factor ETF | 0.50% | 2026-09-04 |
| 98 | BDYN | iShares Dynamic Equity Active ETF | 0.49% | 2026-09-03 |
| 99 | LRGF | iShares U.S. Equity Factor ETF | 0.48% | 2026-09-03 |
| 100 | VONE | Vanguard Russell 1000 ETF | 0.47% | 2026-07-31 |
| 101 | TOK | iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF | 0.45% | 2026-09-03 |
| 102 | VTI | Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF | 0.45% | 2026-07-31 |
| 103 | VTHR | Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF | 0.45% | 2026-07-31 |
| 104 | OMFL | Invesco Russell 1000 Dynamic Multifactor ETF | 0.43% | 2026-09-05 |
| 105 | URTH | iShares MSCI World ETF | 0.43% | 2026-09-03 |
| 106 | SPGM | State Street SPDR Portfolio MSCI Global Stock Market ETF | 0.41% | 2026-09-03 |
| 107 | RWL | Invesco S&P 500 Revenue ETF | 0.40% | 2026-09-05 |
| 108 | KLMT | Invesco MSCI Global Climate 500 ETF | 0.40% | 2026-09-05 |
| 109 | CRBN | iShares Low Carbon Optimized MSCI ACWI ETF | 0.40% | 2026-09-03 |
| 110 | ACWI | iShares MSCI ACWI ETF | 0.38% | 2026-09-03 |
| 111 | BDVL | iShares Disciplined Volatility Equity Active ETF | 0.38% | 2026-09-03 |
| 112 | LCTU | iShares U.S. Carbon Transition Readiness Aware Active ETF | 0.35% | 2026-09-03 |
| 113 | IQSZ | Invesco Global Equity Net Zero ETF | 0.34% | 2026-09-05 |
| 114 | BALQ | iShares Nasdaq Premium Income Active ETF | 0.31% | 2026-09-03 |
| 115 | VT | Vanguard Total World Stock ETF | 0.31% | 2026-07-31 |
| 116 | RSP | Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF | 0.24% | 2026-09-05 |
| 117 | SIZE | iShares MSCI USA Size Factor ETF | 0.23% | 2026-09-03 |
| 118 | EUSA | iShares MSCI USA Equal Weighted ETF | 0.20% | 2026-09-03 |
| 119 | ENHU | iShares Enhanced Large Cap Core Active ETF | 0.18% | 2026-09-03 |
| 120 | RSPA | Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Income Advantage ETF | 0.18% | 2026-09-05 |
| 121 | ONEO | State Street SPDR Russell 1000 Momentum Focus ETF | 0.12% | 2026-09-03 |
| 122 | EQAL | Invesco Russell 1000 Equal Weight ETF | 0.12% | 2026-09-05 |
| 123 | VFQY | Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF | 0.11% | 2026-09-04 |
| 124 | QQHG | Invesco QQQ Hedged Advantage ETF | 0.07% | 2026-09-05 |
| 125 | EFAA | Invesco MSCI EAFE Income Advantage ETF | 0.07% | 2026-09-05 |
| 126 | THRO | iShares U.S. Thematic Rotation Active ETF | 0.04% | 2026-09-03 |
| 127 | DYNF | iShares U.S. Equity Factor Rotation Active ETF | 0.02% | 2026-09-03 |

34 funds with a non-US mandate, ACWX, CORO, CWI and 31 more, file a row under the symbol MRK; those rows are left out of this page and of its counts, because in such a file a US symbol is usually the local exchange code of a different company. The JSON file and the holders index keep every raw row, 161 in all.

The same list as JSON: https://tickerinside.com/api/v1/sec/mrk.json

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Last close, 2026-09-04 | 150.33 USD (-1.32% on the day) |
| Total return, 1 year | 83.4% |
| Total return, 3 years | 51.2% |
| Total return, 5 years | 139.2% |
| Volatility, annualised | 28.0% |
| Worst fall, 3 years | -40.7% |
| Beta against SPY | 0.27 |
| Market cap | $370.9B |
| Price to earnings, trailing | 120.3 |
| Dividend yield | 2.18% |
| Funds holding it | 127 of 578 |
| Broad funds holding it, 500 positions or more | 50 of 136 |
| $100 three years ago became | $151 |

## How has MRK done, year by year?

| Year | Total return |
| --- | --- |
| 2026 | 44.9% |
| 2025 | 9.8% |
| 2024 | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 1.0% |
| 2022 | 49.4% |

## What would diversify MRK?

The stocks that have moved least like MRK, among those held by ten or more covered funds, closed-end funds left out. A measurement of co-movement, not a suggestion.

| Ticker | Name | Correlation, 3 years | Reads as |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ASPI | ASP Isotopes Inc. | -0.28 | moves the opposite way |
| APPS | Digital Turbine, Inc. | -0.24 | moves the opposite way |
| AMSC | American Superconductor Corporation | -0.24 | moves the opposite way |
| PLTR | Palantir Technologies | -0.23 | moves the opposite way |
| IVVD | Invivyd, Inc. | -0.23 | moves the opposite way |
| LPLA | LPL Financial Holdings Inc. | -0.21 | moves the opposite way |

## What moves with MRK?

| Ticker | Name | Correlation, 3 years | Reads as |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| AZN | AstraZeneca PLC | 0.63 | loosely linked |
| BIIB | Biogen | 0.62 | loosely linked |
| DHR | Danaher Corporation | 0.60 | loosely linked |
| AMGN | Amgen | 0.59 | loosely linked |
| PFE | Pfizer | 0.58 | loosely linked |
| TECH | Bio-Techne | 0.56 | loosely linked |

## Where MRK weighs most

| Fund | Name | Weight | Rank in the fund | Positions |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DJD | Invesco Dow Jones Industrial Average Dividend ETF | 6.70% | #3 | 27 |
| XLV | Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund | 6.02% | #4 | 61 |
| IYH | iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF | 5.80% | #4 | 100 |
| IHE | iShares U.S. Pharmaceuticals ETF | 5.16% | #3 | 55 |
| PJP | Invesco Pharmaceuticals ETF | 5.16% | #6 | 27 |
| BMED | iShares Health Innovation Active ETF | 5.05% | #2 | 51 |
| SCHD | Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF | 4.91% | #1 | 102 |
| IXJ | iShares Global Healthcare ETF | 4.79% | #4 | 108 |
| VHT | Vanguard Health Care ETF | 4.68% | #5 | 412 |
| TECB | iShares U.S. Tech Breakthrough Multisector ETF | 4.63% | #1 | 170 |

Method: https://tickerinside.com/how-the-numbers-are-produced/