# Which UK funds hold Merck & Company, Inc. (MRK)?

**Source:** https://fundology.uk/stock/MRK · NYSE: MRK · Data: fund issuers' published holdings (dates differ by fund; newest 18/10/2026), company profile by TradingView

Merck & Company, Inc. (MRK) is among the ten largest holdings of 18 UK funds Fundology covers, according to the holdings each fund publishes. In the largest of these funds by size, it makes up 0.82% of VHYL (Vanguard FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield UCITS ETF USD), 1.41% of SPPY (State Street SPDR S&P 500 Leaders UCITS ETF) and 4.12% of XWHS (Xtrackers MSCI World Health Care UCITS ETF). The largest weight is 7.08%, in WHCG (Invesco S&P World Health Care ESG UCITS ETF AccumUSD), as of 15/10/2026. In all, 195 funds list it among their published holdings. 81 swap-based funds also list Merck & Company, Inc. (MRK) in the substitute baskets they hold as collateral; they track different indices through swaps and are not counted as holders.

MRK is also the symbol of [Merck KGaA](https://fundology.uk/stock/XETR:MRK) (XETR), [Marks Electrical Group Plc](https://fundology.uk/stock/LSE:MRK) (LSE).

## Funds where Merck & Company, Inc. is one of the ten largest holdings

18 funds, largest weight first. A weight is the share of the fund's money in this company, as of the date of that fund's published holdings.

| Fund | Ticker | ISIN | Weight in the fund | Holdings as of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Invesco S&P World Health Care ESG UCITS ETF AccumUSD](https://fundology.uk/fund/whcg) | WHCG | IE000L4EH2K5 | 7.08% | 15/10/2026 |
| [Invesco Health Care S&P US Select Sector UCITS ETF](https://fundology.uk/fund/xlvp) | XLVP | IE00B3WMTH43 | 6.00% | 02/09/2026 |
| [iShares S&P 500 Health Care Sector UCITS ETF](https://fundology.uk/fund/ihcu) | IHCU | IE00B43HR379 | 5.80% | 09/10/2026 |
| [Amundi S&P World Health Care S ETFS](https://fundology.uk/fund/IE0006FM6MI8) (2 share classes, one portfolio) | — | IE0006FM6MI8 | 5.68% | 14/10/2026 |
| [S&P US Health Care Sel. Sec. UCITS ETF Accum Ptg USD](https://fundology.uk/fund/gxlv) | GXLV | IE00BWBXM617 | 5.59% | 15/10/2026 |
| [Xtrackers MSCI USA Health Care UCITS ETF](https://fundology.uk/fund/xshc) | XSHC | IE00BCHWNW54 | 5.56% | 18/10/2026 |
| [Xtrackers MSCI Global SDG 3 Good Health UCITS ETF](https://fundology.uk/fund/sdg3) | SDG3 | IE00036F4K40 | 4.38% | 18/10/2026 |
| [State Street SPDR MSCI World Health Care UCITS ETF Accum.Ptg. USD](https://fundology.uk/fund/heaw) | HEAW | IE00BYTRRB94 | 4.13% | 15/10/2026 |
| [Xtrackers MSCI World Health Care UCITS ETF](https://fundology.uk/fund/xwhs) | XWHS | IE00BM67HK77 | 4.12% | 18/10/2026 |
| [iShares MSCI World Health Care Sector Advanced UCITS ETF](https://fundology.uk/fund/whca) | WHCA | IE0009QS7W62 | 3.73% | 09/10/2026 |
| [St.Str.Gl.Div.Spotlight Uh. EUR Acc.](https://fundology.uk/fund/IE000KBUL630) | — | IE000KBUL630 | 3.73% | 15/10/2026 |
| [iShares MSCI USA Quality Dividend ESG UCITS ETF](https://fundology.uk/fund/hdiq) (2 share classes, one portfolio) | HDIQ | IE00BKM4H312 | 2.97% | 09/10/2026 |
| [iShares MSCI World Quality Dividend ESG UCITS ETF Unhedged USD](https://fundology.uk/fund/wqds) | WQDS | IE00BYYHSQ67 | 2.81% | 09/10/2026 |
| [State Street SPDR MSCI USA Value UCITS ETF Accum USD](https://fundology.uk/fund/uval) | UVAL | IE00BSPLC520 | 2.29% | 15/10/2026 |
| [Amundi MSCI World IMI Value Advanced UCITS ETF Accum UCITS ETF- USD](https://fundology.uk/fund/wmma) | WMMA | IE000AZV0AS3 | 1.65% | 14/10/2026 |
| [Xtrackers MSCI USA Minimum Volatility UCITS ETF](https://fundology.uk/fund/xmvu) | XMVU | IE00BDB7J586 | 1.42% | 18/10/2026 |
| [State Street SPDR S&P 500 Leaders UCITS ETF](https://fundology.uk/fund/sppy) | SPPY | IE00BH4GPZ28 | 1.41% | 15/10/2026 |
| [Vanguard FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield UCITS ETF USD](https://fundology.uk/fund/vhyl) (2 share classes, one portfolio) | VHYL | IE00B8GKDB10 | 0.82% | 30/09/2026 |

177 more funds list Merck & Company, Inc. below their ten largest holdings. Each fund page shows its ten largest holdings to everyone; the full lists need a free account.

Holdings come from the issuers that publish them. Some publish only their ten largest positions, so a fund can hold this company without appearing here. Index funds hold companies roughly in proportion to their size in the index, so the largest companies appear in many funds at similar weights.

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