Which ETFs hold Merck & Co Inc (MRK)?
Merck & Co Inc is held by 27 of the 80 ETFs we track — the highest weight is 5.35% in XLV. Own more than one of these and your real MRK exposure stacks up quietly. Here's every fund and its MRK weight, from official issuer files.
How many ETFs hold MRK?
Merck & Co Inc (MRK) appears in 27 of the 80 ETFs tracked here, based on official issuer holdings files. The heaviest allocation is XLV at 5.35% of that fund. The next largest are SCHD at 3.86% and HDV at 3.77%, so the three heaviest funds carry an average MRK weight of 4.32%. 1 of the 27 funds hold MRK at 5% or more, which is where a single position starts to move a whole fund. Across all 27 funds the MRK weight ranges from 0.02% in IWDA to 5.35% in XLV, a spread wide enough that two portfolios with identical fund counts can carry very different MRK risk. Owning several of these funds at once stacks the same MRK shares: true exposure equals MRK's weight in each fund, scaled by the dollars invested in that fund, summed across every holding. Weights on this page are each stock's share of that fund, read from issuer files rather than estimated.
| # | ETF | Fund | MRK weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XLV | Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF | 5.35% |
| 2 | SCHD | Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF | 3.86% |
| 3 | HDV | iShares Core High Dividend ETF | 3.77% |
| 4 | DGRO | iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF | 1.75% |
| 5 | DIA | SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust | 1.40% |
| 6 | VIG | Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF | 1.22% |
| 7 | VTV | Vanguard Value ETF | 1.22% |
| 8 | VYM | Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF | 1.13% |
| 9 | IVE | iShares S&P 500 Value ETF | 1.11% |
| 10 | IWD | iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF | 0.98% |
| 11 | DVY | iShares Select Dividend ETF | 0.87% |
| 12 | JEPI | JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF | 0.78% |
| 13 | VOO | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | 0.53% |
| 14 | IVV | iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 0.53% |
| 15 | VUAA | Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF (USD Acc) | 0.49% |
| 16 | SPY | SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | 0.48% |
| 17 | VTI | Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF | 0.47% |
| 18 | ITOT | iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF | 0.47% |
| 19 | CSPX | iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF (USD Acc) | 0.47% |
| 20 | SCHB | Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF | 0.40% |
| 21 | SPLG | SPLG | 0.37% |
| 22 | IWDA | iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF (USD Acc) | 0.34% |
| 23 | VWCE | Vanguard FTSE All-World UCITS ETF (USD Acc) | 0.30% |
| 24 | VT | Vanguard Total World Stock ETF | 0.24% |
| 25 | RSP | Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF | 0.18% |
| 26 | VWCE | Vanguard FTSE All-World UCITS ETF (USD Acc) | 0.02% |
| 27 | IWDA | iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF (USD Acc) | 0.02% |
Weights are each stock's share of that fund, from official issuer holdings files (see methodology). We track 80 popular US-listed and UCITS ETFs — not every fund in existence — so treat this as coverage across the funds most people own.
Your real MRK exposure across funds
Holding XLV, SCHD, HDV at once? The same MRK shares sit inside each of them, so your true exposure is higher than any single fund's weight suggests. Add your funds and dollar amounts to see the combined number:
See combined MRK exposure for XLV + SCHD + HDV →
FAQ
How many ETFs hold MRK?
Merck & Co Inc (MRK) appears in 27 of the 80 ETFs tracked here, based on official issuer holdings files. The heaviest allocation is XLV at 5.35% of that fund. The next largest are SCHD at 3.86% and HDV at 3.77%, so the three heaviest funds carry an average MRK weight of 4.32%. 1 of the 27 funds hold MRK at 5% or more, which is where a single position starts to move a whole fund. Across all 27 funds the MRK weight ranges from 0.02% in IWDA to 5.35% in XLV, a spread wide enough that two portfolios with identical fund counts can carry very different MRK risk. Owning several of these funds at once stacks the same MRK shares: true exposure equals MRK's weight in each fund, scaled by the dollars invested in that fund, summed across every holding. Weights on this page are each stock's share of that fund, read from issuer files rather than estimated.
Which ETF holds the most MRK?
Of the 80 ETFs we track, XLV (Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF) has the highest MRK weight at 5.35% of the fund. Merck & Co Inc appears in 27 of these funds in total; the full list and weights are on this page, read from official issuer holdings files.
How much MRK do I really own across my ETFs?
If you hold several funds that each contain MRK, your true exposure is the sum of MRK's weight in each, scaled by how much you invest in each fund. Enter your funds and amounts in the free OverlapCheck calculator to see your combined MRK exposure across everything you own.