Adage Capital Partners’s Merck MRK Stock Holding History
Bought
Maintained
Sold
| Quarter | Market Value | Status | Shares |
Change in Stake | Trade Value | Portfolio Weight | Portfolio Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2026
Q1 | $323M | Sell |
2,687,439
-411
| -0% | -$47.5K | 0.5% | 28 |
|
|
2025
Q4 | $283M | Buy |
2,687,850
+1,634,216
| +155% | +$153M | 0.43% | 36 |
|
|
2025
Q3 | $88.4M | Sell |
1,053,634
-371,552
| -26% | -$30.6M | 0.14% | 146 |
|
|
2025
Q2 | $113M | Sell |
1,425,186
-601,314
| -30% | -$47.8M | 0.19% | 103 |
|
|
2025
Q1 | $182M | Buy |
2,026,500
+530,939
| +36% | +$49.6M | 0.34% | 55 |
|
|
2024
Q4 | $149M | Buy |
1,495,561
+2,700
| +0.2% | +$278K | 0.26% | 66 |
|
|
2024
Q3 | $170M | Sell |
1,492,861
-1,678,326
| -53% | -$199M | 0.3% | 57 |
|
|
2024
Q2 | $393M | Sell |
3,171,187
-204,404
| -6% | -$26.3M | 0.73% | 16 |
|
|
2024
Q1 | $445M | Buy |
3,375,591
+1,479,768
| +78% | +$182M | 0.84% | 14 |
|
|
2023
Q4 | $207M | Sell |
1,895,823
-963,016
| -34% | -$100M | 0.43% | 39 |
|
|
2023
Q3 | $294M | Sell |
2,858,839
-193
| -0% | -$20.8K | 0.67% | 22 |
|
|
2023
Q2 | $330M | Buy |
2,859,032
+258,407
| +10% | +$29.3M | 0.72% | 18 |
|
|
2023
Q1 | $277M | Sell |
2,600,625
-118,700
| -4% | -$12.8M | 0.62% | 21 |
|
|
2022
Q4 | $302M | Buy |
2,719,325
+404,264
| +17% | +$41.3M | 0.72% | 14 |
|
|
2022
Q3 | $199M | Buy |
2,315,061
+801,685
| +53% | +$71.6M | 0.49% | 28 |
|
|
2022
Q2 | $138M | Buy |
1,513,376
+310,700
| +26% | +$27.5M | 0.32% | 61 |
|
|
2022
Q1 | $98.7M | Sell |
1,202,676
-559,000
| -32% | -$44.1M | 0.19% | 116 |
|
|
2021
Q4 | $135M | Sell |
1,761,676
-39,430
| -2% | -$3.14M | 0.24% | 89 |
|
|
2021
Q3 | $135M | Buy |
1,801,106
+296,000
| +20% | +$22.5M | 0.27% | 77 |
|
|
2021
Q2 | $117M | Sell |
1,505,106
-2,007,063
| -57% | -$149M | 0.23% | 92 |
|
|
2021
Q1 | $258M | Buy |
3,512,169
+2,412,811
| +219% | +$178M | 0.53% | 29 |
|
|
2020
Q4 | $85.8M | Sell |
1,099,358
-1,317,860
| -55% | -$101M | 0.19% | 120 |
|
|
2020
Q3 | $191M | Buy |
2,417,218
+76,818
| +3% | +$6.02M | 0.48% | 38 |
|
|
2020
Q2 | $173M | Sell |
2,340,400
-623,245
| -21% | -$46.9M | 0.44% | 44 |
|
|
2020
Q1 | $218M | Sell |
2,963,645
-673,534
| -19% | -$52.9M | 0.65% | 20 |
|
|
2019
Q4 | $316M | Sell |
3,637,179
-196,815
| -5% | -$16.2M | 0.78% | 18 |
|
|
2019
Q3 | $308M | Sell |
3,833,994
-30,077
| -0.8% | -$2.41M | 0.76% | 21 |
|
|
2019
Q2 | $309M | Sell |
3,864,071
-583,843
| -13% | -$44.7M | 0.77% | 17 |
|
|
2019
Q1 | $353M | Sell |
4,447,914
-1,196,397
| -21% | -$89.5M | 0.88% | 16 |
|
|
2018
Q4 | $412M | Sell |
5,644,311
-1,180,195
| -17% | -$83.3M | 1.14% | 7 |
|
|
2018
Q3 | $462M | Sell |
6,824,506
-64,242
| -0.9% | -$4.09M | 1.03% | 11 |
|
|
2018
Q2 | $399M | Buy |
6,888,748
+3,471,123
| +102% | +$196M | 0.91% | 14 |
|
|
2018
Q1 | $178M | Sell |
3,417,625
-756,237
| -18% | -$40.8M | 0.41% | 56 |
|
|
2017
Q4 | $224M | Sell |
4,173,862
-602,181
| -13% | -$33.4M | 0.51% | 43 |
|
|
2017
Q3 | $292M | Buy |
4,776,043
+324,146
| +7% | +$19.7M | 0.71% | 24 |
|
|
2017
Q2 | $272M | Buy |
4,451,897
+298,314
| +7% | +$18.2M | 0.67% | 29 |
|
|
2017
Q1 | $252M | Sell |
4,153,583
-833,160
| -17% | -$50.5M | 0.63% | 31 |
|
|
2016
Q4 | $280M | Sell |
4,986,743
-408,301
| -8% | -$23.9M | 0.77% | 22 |
|
|
2016
Q3 | $321M | Buy |
5,395,044
+2,013,575
| +60% | +$118M | 0.88% | 15 |
|
|
2016
Q2 | $186M | Sell |
3,381,469
-357,264
| -10% | -$19M | 0.51% | 50 |
|
|
2016
Q1 | $189M | Sell |
3,738,733
-419,095
| -10% | -$20.5M | 0.51% | 49 |
|
|
2015
Q4 | $210M | Sell |
4,157,828
-386,293
| -9% | -$19.5M | 0.55% | 43 |
|
|
2015
Q3 | $214M | Sell |
4,544,121
-306,644
| -6% | -$16.3M | 0.59% | 31 |
|
|
2015
Q2 | $264M | Buy |
4,850,765
+658,108
| +16% | +$36.9M | 0.66% | 25 |
|
|
2015
Q1 | $230M | Sell |
4,192,657
-364,758
| -8% | -$20.7M | 0.56% | 29 |
|
|
2014
Q4 | $247M | Sell |
4,557,415
-184,343
| -4% | -$10.3M | 0.6% | 28 |
|
|
2014
Q3 | $268M | Sell |
4,741,758
-610,984
| -11% | -$34.3M | 0.66% | 26 |
|
|
2014
Q2 | $295M | Buy |
5,352,742
+511,005
| +11% | +$27.9M | 0.76% | 19 |
|
|
2014
Q1 | $262M | Buy |
4,841,737
+970,972
| +25% | +$50.3M | 0.72% | 22 |
|
|
2013
Q4 | $185M | Sell |
3,870,765
-214,840
| -5% | -$9.82M | 0.49% | 45 |
|
|
2013
Q3 | $186M | Sell |
4,085,605
-481,451
| -11% | -$22M | 0.53% | 42 |
|
|
2013
Q2 | $202M | Buy |
+4,567,056
| New | +$204M | 0.62% | 28 |
|
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Adage Capital Partners's MRK Position: Q1 2026 in Review
Adage Capital Partners reduced its Merck (MRK) stake by 0.02% in Q1 2026, selling an estimated $47.5K and leaving 2,687,439 shares worth $323M. The position accounts for 0.5% of the portfolio, ranked #28.
Adage Capital Partners first reported a position in MRK in Q2 2013 and has held it in 52 quarters since. The position peaked at $462M in Q3 2018. 3,777 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold MRK as of Q1 2026.
- Adage Capital Partners held 2,687,439 shares of Merck worth $323M as of Q1 2026.
- Adage Capital Partners sold 411 Merck shares in Q1 2026, an estimated $47.5K.
- Merck made up 0.5% of Adage Capital Partners's portfolio in Q1 2026, its #28 holding.
- Adage Capital Partners first reported a position in Merck in Q2 2013 and has held it in 52 quarters since.
- Adage Capital Partners's Merck position peaked at $462M in Q3 2018.
- 3,777 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Merck as of Q1 2026.
Based on Adage Capital Partners's 13F filing for Q1 2026, filed 15 May 2026.