FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC

Position in MRK — Merck & Co., Inc.

CIK 38777 San Mateo, CA

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Position in MRK

as of Mar 31, 2026 · filed May 13, 2026 Compact

Position Value

$1,956,782,081

+$265,880,187 QoQ

Shares Held

16,267,205

+1.3% QoQ

Ownership

0.659%

of shares outstanding

% of Portfolio

0.51%

of 13F equity value

Holder Rank

—

not a current holder

Holding Since

Mar 2020

25 quarters on record

Voting authority Sole 98.95360020359982.ToString("F0")% Shared 0.ToString("F0")% None 1.0463997964001805.ToString("F0")%

Common Shares in MRK Over Time

Shares Held

Position Value (USD)

Position in Drug Manufacturers - General

Healthcare · as of Mar 31, 2026

FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC holds $19,026,917,368 across 16 Drug Manufacturers - General names. MRK ranks #5 (10.3% of the industry book) .

#	Ticker	Company	Shares	Value (USD)
1	LLY	ELI LILLY & Co	4,471,778	$4,113,007,243
2	AZN	Astrazeneca PLC	17,792,161	$3,508,969,981
3	ABBV	AbbVie Inc.	14,552,069	$3,164,929,479
4	JNJ	Johnson & Johnson	10,474,706	$2,560,437,127
5	MRK	Merck & Co., Inc. This page	16,267,205	$1,956,782,081
6	PFE	Pfizer Inc	28,341,834	$795,838,692
7	NVO	Novo Nordisk A S	16,083,479	$591,067,849
8	AMGN	Amgen Inc	1,500,535	$527,963,233

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25 filing rows on record

Report Date	Value (USD)	Shares	Change	Type	Discretion	Filed
2026-03-31	$1,956,782,081	16,267,205	+1.3%	Shares	Defined	2026-05-13
2025-12-31	$1,690,901,894	16,064,050	-4.1%	Shares	Defined	2026-02-11
2025-09-30	$1,405,574,864	16,746,990	-38.0%	Shares	Defined	2025-11-13
2025-06-30	$2,139,900,689	27,032,601	+23.5%	Shares	Defined	2025-08-12
2025-03-31	$1,965,461,519	21,896,853	+10.2%	Shares	Defined	2025-05-13
2024-12-31	$1,976,910,724	19,872,444	+23.8%	Shares	Defined	2025-02-12
2024-09-30	$1,822,542,717	16,049,161	+12.9%	Shares	Defined	2024-11-27
2024-06-30	$1,759,526,806	14,212,656	-19.7%	Shares	Defined	2024-08-14
2024-03-31	$2,334,626,708	17,693,268	+74.9%	Shares	Defined	2024-05-13
2023-12-31	$1,102,660,436	10,114,295	+6.5%	Shares	Defined	2024-02-09
2023-09-30	$977,744,251	9,497,273	+36.8%	Shares	Defined	2023-11-13
2023-06-30	$800,899,714	6,940,807	+13.8%	Shares	Defined	2023-08-11
2023-03-31	$648,994,953	6,100,150	-2.0%	Shares	Defined	2023-05-12
2022-12-31	$690,517,512	6,223,682	-40.7%	Shares	Defined	2023-02-10
2022-09-30	$903,169,458	10,487,337	-8.7%	Shares	Defined	2022-11-14
2022-06-30	$1,047,122,726	11,485,387	-36.9%	Shares	Defined	2022-08-11
2022-03-31	$1,494,393,052	18,213,200	-46.5%	Shares	Defined	2022-05-13
2021-12-31	$2,610,245,581	34,058,528	-13.3%	Shares	Defined	2022-02-11
2021-09-30	$2,948,995,779	39,262,359	+1.2%	Shares	Defined	2021-11-12
2021-06-30	$3,017,842,213	38,804,709	+9.4%	Shares	Defined	2021-08-13
2021-03-31	$2,608,098,807	35,455,780	+20.6%	Shares	Defined	2021-05-13
2020-12-31	$2,294,198,759	29,392,682	+16.4%	Shares	Defined	2021-02-10
2020-09-30	$1,998,174,367	25,245,157	+8.4%	Shares	Defined	2020-11-12
2020-06-30	$1,718,086,953	23,284,034	+28.8%	Shares	Defined	2020-08-13
2020-03-31	$1,327,192,567	18,077,702	—	Shares	Defined	2020-05-13
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