Merrill

American investing and wealth management division of Bank of America
Organization business Q334122
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Merrill

Summary

Merrill is a business[1]. Merrill ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (597 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Merrill was a member of Initiative Finanzstandort Deutschland[3].
  • Merrill is in the country of United States[4].
  • Merrill is in the country of US[5].
  • Merrill is in the country of GB[6].
  • Merrill's instance of is recorded as business[7].
  • Merrill's instance of is recorded as enterprise[8].
  • Merrill's instance of is recorded as credit institution[9].
  • Merrill's founder is recorded as Charles E. Merrill[10].
  • Merrill's founder is recorded as Edmund C. Lynch[11].
  • Merrill is owned by Bank of America[12].
  • Merrill followed Mercury Asset Management[13].
  • Merrill's headquarters location is recorded as New York City[14].
  • Merrill's chief executive officer is recorded as John Alexander Thain[15].
  • Merrill's Commons category is recorded as Merrill Lynch[16].
  • Merrill's industry is recorded as financial services[17].
  • January 6, 1914 marks the founding of Merrill[18].
  • 1999-08-17 marks the founding of Merrill[19].
  • Merrill's parent organization or unit is recorded as Bank of America[20].
  • Merrill's official website is recorded as https://www.ml.com[21].
  • Merrill's official website is recorded as https://www.pbig.ml.com/[22].
  • Merrill's official website is recorded as https://www.merrilledge.com/[23].
  • Merrill's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Merrill (company)[24].
  • Merrill's described at URL is recorded as http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/merrill-lynch-co-inc-history/[25].
  • Merrill's product or material produced is recorded as financial services[26].
  • Merrill's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+60000'}[27].

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Founding

Founders include Charles E. Merrill[10] and Edmund C. Lynch[11]. Recorded inception include January 6, 1914[18] and 1999-08-17[19].

Identity

Merrill's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner, & Smith Inc.'}[28]. Merrill followed Mercury Asset Management[13].

Leadership

Merrill's chief executive officer is recorded as John Alexander Thain[15].

Operations

Merrill's headquarters location is recorded as New York City[14]. Merrill's parent organization or unit is recorded as Bank of America[20].

Industry

Merrill's industry is recorded as financial services[17].

Ownership

Merrill is owned by Bank of America[12]. Merrill's product or material produced is recorded as financial services[26].

Why It Matters

Merrill ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (597 views/month).[2] Merrill has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] Merrill is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . heise.de. Retrieved . heise.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Total assets → {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+603000000000'}
    P14750 → DF3B-6A19-652E-6800-C3C1
    Instance of → business, enterprise, credit institution
    Social media followers → {'amount': '+528100'}, {'amount': '+548471'}, {'amount': '+556567'}
    + 45 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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