ETFs by Holding
ETFs That Hold Merck & Co. (MRK)
Every fund in our data that holds MRK as a top-10 position, with each fund's yield, fees and assets.
Holdings as of Oct 16, 2026 · 73 funds
Our holdings data as of Oct 16, 2026 lists 73 funds that hold MRK as a top-10 position. PPH (VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF) has the largest weighting at 13.4%.
By dollars invested, SCHD holds the most MRK: about $4.3B, 3.9% of its $110.3B in assets.
73 of the 73 funds pay a distribution; the highest current rate is YLDW at 8.62%. MRK itself pays a quarterly dividend yielding 2.33%.
Largest MRK holders by dollars invested
Diversified funds ranked by how much MRK they own: assets under management times the MRK weighting. A broad index fund with a modest weighting often owns more MRK than every concentrated fund combined, so this order differs from the weighting table below. Leveraged and single-stock funds are left out because their reported weight is swap notional or a cash sleeve, not dollars of MRK.
| Fund | Name | MRK held | MRK weight | AUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCHD | Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF | $4.3B | 3.93% | $110.3B |
| XLV | State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF | $2.4B | 5.51% | $44.3B |
| VYM | Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF | $1.2B | 1.52% | $80.7B |
| VHT | Vanguard Health Care ETF | $926M | 4.91% | $18.9B |
| SPYV | State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF | $448M | 1.23% | $36.4B |
| USMV | iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF | $324M | 1.36% | $23.8B |
| IUSV | iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF | $312M | 1.13% | $27.6B |
| IYH | iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF | $237M | 5.67% | $4.2B |
| IXJ | iShares Global Healthcare ETF | $184M | 4.22% | $4.4B |
| FTCS | First Trust Capital Strength ETF | $171M | 2.28% | $7.5B |
Funds with the most MRK by weighting
Every fund in the data, sorted by MRK weight. Click any header to re-sort, or open a fund for its full analysis.
| Fund | Name | MRK weight | Strategy | Distribution rate | Expense ratio | AUM | Distribution Safety Score™ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PPH | VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF | 13.42% | — | 1.26% | 0.36% | $1.0B | 98 |
| GDOC | Goldman Sachs Future Health Care Equity ETF | 7.42% | — | 0.31% | 0.75% | $19M | 50 |
| FTXH | First Trust Nasdaq Pharmaceuticals ETF | 7.00% | — | 0.11% | 0.60% | $1.1B | 66 |
| DOGG | FT Vest DJIA® Dogs 10 Target Income ETF | 6.08% | Covered call | 8.58% | 0.75% | $90M | 90 |
| TRUH | VanEck Healthcare TruSector ETF | 5.84% | — | 1.69% | 0.10% | $595,570 | 50 |
| PBPH | Portfolio Building Block World Pharma and Biotech Index ETF | 5.76% | — | 0.08% | 0.13% | $1.0B | 50 |
| IYH | iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF | 5.67% | — | 1.03% | 0.37% | $4.2B | 100 |
| FLAG | Global X S&P 500 U.S. Market Leaders TOP 50 ETF | 5.60% | — | 1.66% | 0.29% | $2M | 50 |
| XLV | State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF | 5.51% | — | 1.45% | 0.08% | $44.3B | 100 |
| CANC | Tema Oncology ETF | 5.45% | — | 0.05% | 0.75% | $197M | 50 |
| PJP | Invesco Dynamic Pharmaceuticals ETF | 5.27% | — | 0.97% | 0.58% | $544M | 94 |
| THNR | Amplify Weight Loss Drug & Treatment ETF | 5.18% | — | 1.69% | 0.59% | $6M | 50 |
| JDOC | JPMorgan Healthcare Leaders ETF | 5.05% | — | 0.82% | 0.65% | $9M | 50 |
| DHS | WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund | 4.97% | — | 3.25% | 0.38% | $1.6B | 88 |
| VHT | Vanguard Health Care ETF | 4.91% | — | 1.18% | 0.09% | $18.9B | 100 |
| FHLC | Fidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETF | 4.80% | — | 1.20% | 0.08% | $3.5B | 97 |
| GVLE | Goldman Sachs Value Opportunities ETF | 4.77% | — | 0.98% | 0.45% | $40M | 50 |
| TBG | TBG Dividend Focus ETF | 4.76% | — | 2.73% | 0.45% | $284M | 98 |
| DJD | Invesco Dow Jones Industrial Average Dividend ETF | 4.58% | — | 2.03% | 0.07% | $502M | 93 |
| IHE | iShares U.S. Pharmaceuticals ETF | 4.49% | — | 1.10% | 0.37% | $1.6B | 83 |
| MEDX | Horizon Kinetics Medical ETF | 4.48% | — | 1.14% | 0.85% | $17M | 50 |
| DURA | VanEck Morningstar Durable Dividend ETF | 4.43% | — | 2.63% | 0.30% | $38M | 89 |
| HRTS | Tema Cardiovascular and Metabolic ETF | 4.33% | — | 1.28% | 0.75% | $54M | 50 |
| TECB | iShares U.S. Tech Breakthrough Multisector ETF | 4.27% | — | 0.28% | 0.30% | $524M | 72 |
| IXJ | iShares Global Healthcare ETF | 4.22% | — | 1.58% | 0.38% | $4.4B | 98 |
| RSMV | Relative Strength Managed Volatility Strategy ETF | 4.11% | — | 0.98% | 0.95% | $19M | 50 |
| DDDD | YieldMax U.S. Stocks Target Double Distribution ETF | 4.00% | Covered call | 0.64% | 1.01% | $7M | 50 |
| SCHD | Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF | 3.93% | — | 3.10% | 0.06% | $110.3B | 100 |
| GEND | Genter Capital Dividend Income ETF | 3.92% | — | 3.20% | 0.38% | $6M | 50 |
| RXL | ProShares Ultra Health Care | 3.83% | Leveraged | 0.78% | 0.95% | $93M | 85 |
| AGNG | Global X Aging Population ETF | 3.46% | — | 0.83% | 0.50% | $87M | 69 |
| DIVP | Cullen Enhanced Equity Income ETF | 3.46% | Covered call | 8.27% | 0.55% | $60M | 84 |
| IDNA | iShares Genomics Immunology and Healthcare ETF | 3.38% | — | 0.62% | 0.47% | $317M | 69 |
| OAKM | Oakmark U.S. Large Cap ETF | 3.27% | — | 0.62% | 0.59% | $1.1B | 50 |
| YLDW | Westwood Enhanced Income Opport | 3.18% | Covered call | 8.62% | 0.79% | $42M | 79 |
| GMOV | GMO U.S. Value ETF | 3.14% | — | 2.05% | 0.50% | $96M | 96 |
| MDLV | Morgan Dempsey Large Cap Value ETF | 2.94% | — | 2.41% | 0.58% | $48M | 87 |
| NUDV | Nuveen ESG Dividend ETF | 2.76% | — | 2.10% | 0.26% | $53M | 83 |
| BUSA | Brandes U S Value ETF | 2.73% | — | 1.53% | 0.60% | $313M | 98 |
| SELV | SEI Exchange Traded Funds - SEI Enhanced Low Volatility U.S. Large Cap ETF | 2.73% | — | 1.62% | 0.15% | $254M | 86 |
| VALQ | American Century STOXX U.S. Quality Value ETF | 2.65% | — | 1.58% | 0.29% | $328M | 79 |
| VUSV | Vanguard Wellesley Income Fund - Vanguard Wellington U.S. Value Active ETF | 2.60% | — | 0.18% | 0.30% | $93M | — |
| BLCV | iShares Large Cap Value Active ETF | 2.52% | — | 1.30% | 0.46% | $341M | 90 |
| CSTK | Invesco Comstock Contrarian Equity ETF | 2.38% | — | 1.45% | 0.35% | $176M | 50 |
| DVVY | Invesco Diversified Dividend Opportunities ETF | 2.38% | — | 1.51% | 0.33% | $3M | 50 |
| FBCV | Fidelity® Blue Chip Value ETF | 2.38% | — | 1.07% | 0.57% | $189M | 97 |
| XOEX | Xtrackers S&P 100 Ex Top 20 ETF | 2.36% | — | 1.54% | 0.14% | $276M | 90 |
| LOWV | AB US Low Volatility Equity ETF | 2.30% | — | 0.86% | 0.39% | $206M | 97 |
| FTCS | First Trust Capital Strength ETF | 2.28% | — | 1.34% | 0.53% | $7.5B | 90 |
| FFLV | Fidelity Fundamental Large Cap Value ETF | 2.24% | — | 1.17% | 0.38% | $18M | 89 |
| RAFE | PIMCO RAFI ESG U.S. ETF | 2.15% | — | 1.56% | 0.29% | $170M | 100 |
| SDOG | ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF | 2.13% | — | 3.56% | 0.36% | $1.4B | 100 |
| DSTL | Distillate U.S. Fundamental Stability & Value ETF | 1.99% | — | 1.00% | 0.39% | $2.0B | 93 |
| TALV | Transamerica Large Value Active ETF | 1.96% | — | 1.10% | 0.49% | $174M | 50 |
| ITAN | Sparkline Intangible Value ETF | 1.78% | — | 1.00% | 0.50% | $118M | 74 |
| CDPI | Columbia High Dividend Premium Income ETF Shares | 1.77% | Covered call | 0.85% | 0.45% | $6M | 50 |
| WTV | WisdomTree U.S. Value Fund | 1.68% | — | 2.07% | 0.12% | $3.2B | 91 |
| PY | Principal Value ETF | 1.67% | — | 1.51% | 0.15% | $241M | 77 |
| DFVX | Dimensional US Large Cap Vector ETF | 1.57% | — | 1.19% | 0.19% | $551M | 96 |
| VYM | Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF | 1.52% | — | 2.21% | 0.04% | $80.7B | 95 |
| ESMV | iShares ESG MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF | 1.48% | — | 1.34% | 0.18% | $8M | 83 |
| DEW | WisdomTree Global High Dividend Fund | 1.46% | — | 2.67% | 0.58% | $161M | 91 |
| QUS | State Street SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF | 1.37% | — | 1.04% | 0.15% | $1.6B | 70 |
| VSLU | Applied Finance Valuation Large Cap ETF | 1.37% | — | 0.41% | 0.49% | $572M | 50 |
| USMV | iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF | 1.36% | — | 1.30% | 0.15% | $23.8B | 89 |
| CURE | Direxion Daily Healthcare Bull 3X Shares | 1.28% | Leveraged | 0.85% | 0.94% | $175M | 61 |
| SPYV | State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF | 1.23% | — | 1.70% | 0.04% | $36.4B | 92 |
| VOOV | Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF | 1.19% | — | 1.67% | 0.07% | $6.7B | 93 |
| SFGV | Sequoia Global Value ETF | 1.15% | — | 1.60% | 0.33% | $1.2B | 98 |
| IUSV | iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF | 1.13% | — | 1.73% | 0.04% | $27.6B | 94 |
| STXV | Strive 1000 Value ETF | 1.12% | — | 2.31% | 0.18% | $75M | 98 |
| VFMF | Vanguard U.S. Multifactor Fund | 0.79% | — | 1.31% | 0.18% | $1.0B | 88 |
| VFVA | Vanguard U.S. Value Factor | 0.72% | — | 1.75% | 0.13% | $919M | 100 |
How to read this list
- Holdings come from each fund's ten largest positions. A fund that holds MRK at a smaller weight is not listed.
- Weights are as reported by each fund on or before Oct 16, 2026 and move with prices between reports. Distribution rates are annualized from each fund's latest payment.
- This is a list of exposure, not a recommendation. Open any fund for its full record.
Frequently asked questions
Which ETF has the most MRK?
PPH has the largest MRK weighting in our data as of Oct 16, 2026, at 13.4%.
Which ETF holds the most MRK in dollars?
SCHD holds about $4.3B of MRK: 3.9% of $110.3B in assets. A fund's weighting says how much of that fund is MRK; the dollar figure says how much MRK the fund owns, which is why a large index fund with a modest weighting can own more than every concentrated fund on the list.
How many ETFs hold MRK?
73 funds hold MRK as one of their ten largest positions in our data. Many more broad index funds hold it at smaller weights, which our top-10 holdings data does not cover.
Which ETFs that hold MRK pay a dividend?
73 of the funds on this list pay a distribution. The highest current rates are YLDW (8.62%), DOGG (8.58%), DIVP (8.27%). Sort the table by distribution rate to see the rest.
Does MRK pay a dividend?
Yes. Merck & Co. pays a quarterly dividend with a current yield of 2.33%.