Advisors Asset Management’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 | $42M | Buy |
349,476
+6,787
| +2% | +$784K | 0.7% | 11 |
|
|
2025
Q4 | $36.1M | Buy |
342,689
+2,380
| +0.7% | +$223K | 0.61% | 16 |
|
|
2025
Q3 | $28.6M | Buy |
340,309
+43,520
| +15% | +$3.58M | 0.48% | 25 |
|
|
2025
Q2 | $23.5M | Buy |
296,789
+9,009
| +3% | +$716K | 0.42% | 31 |
|
|
2025
Q1 | $25.8M | Buy |
287,780
+31,065
| +12% | +$2.9M | 0.49% | 29 |
|
|
2024
Q4 | $25.5M | Sell |
256,715
-11,861
| -4% | -$1.22M | 0.47% | 28 |
|
|
2024
Q3 | $30.5M | Sell |
268,576
-2,147
| -0.8% | -$255K | 0.56% | 22 |
|
|
2024
Q2 | $33.5M | Sell |
270,723
-37,594
| -12% | -$4.84M | 0.65% | 17 |
|
|
2024
Q1 | $40.7M | Sell |
308,317
-28,562
| -8% | -$3.52M | 0.78% | 12 |
|
|
2023
Q4 | $36.7M | Sell |
336,879
-80,867
| -19% | -$8.39M | 0.75% | 15 |
|
|
2023
Q3 | $43M | Sell |
417,746
-29,978
| -7% | -$3.23M | 0.93% | 11 |
|
|
2023
Q2 | $51.7M | Sell |
447,724
-84,956
| -16% | -$9.65M | 1.06% | 8 |
|
|
2023
Q1 | $56.7M | Sell |
532,680
-73,126
| -12% | -$7.9M | 1.15% | 7 |
|
|
2022
Q4 | $67.2M | Sell |
605,806
-68,669
| -10% | -$7.02M | 1.38% | 5 |
|
|
2022
Q3 | $58.1M | Sell |
674,475
-54,663
| -7% | -$4.88M | 1.22% | 6 |
|
|
2022
Q2 | $66.5M | Sell |
729,138
-32,585
| -4% | -$2.89M | 1.26% | 8 |
|
|
2022
Q1 | $62.5M | Buy |
761,723
+34,602
| +5% | +$2.73M | 0.96% | 10 |
|
|
2021
Q4 | $55.7M | Buy |
727,121
+61,521
| +9% | +$4.9M | 0.8% | 13 |
|
|
2021
Q3 | $50M | Buy |
665,600
+89,803
| +16% | +$6.83M | 0.76% | 14 |
|
|
2021
Q2 | $44.8M | Buy |
575,797
+163,312
| +40% | +$12.1M | 0.66% | 20 |
|
|
2021
Q1 | $30.3M | Buy |
412,485
+105,248
| +34% | +$7.76M | 0.47% | 28 |
|
|
2020
Q4 | $24M | Buy |
307,237
+112,898
| +58% | +$8.63M | 0.4% | 41 |
|
|
2020
Q3 | $15.4M | Buy |
194,339
+39,177
| +25% | +$3.07M | 0.28% | 58 |
|
|
2020
Q2 | $11.4M | Sell |
155,162
-9,991
| -6% | -$752K | 0.22% | 88 |
|
|
2020
Q1 | $12.1M | Sell |
165,153
-79,638
| -33% | -$6.26M | 0.29% | 70 |
|
|
2019
Q4 | $21.2M | Sell |
244,791
-48,510
| -17% | -$3.98M | 0.37% | 50 |
|
|
2019
Q3 | $23.6M | Sell |
293,301
-137,596
| -32% | -$11M | 0.43% | 36 |
|
|
2019
Q2 | $34.5M | Sell |
430,897
-133,749
| -24% | -$10.2M | 0.62% | 20 |
|
|
2019
Q1 | $44.8M | Sell |
564,646
-112,572
| -17% | -$8.42M | 0.8% | 12 |
|
|
2018
Q4 | $49.4M | Sell |
677,218
-4,934
| -0.7% | -$348K | 0.99% | 9 |
|
|
2018
Q3 | $46.2M | Sell |
682,152
-550
| -0.1% | -$35K | 0.75% | 12 |
|
|
2018
Q2 | $39.5M | Buy |
682,702
+48,170
| +8% | +$2.72M | 0.67% | 13 |
|
|
2018
Q1 | $32.8M | Buy |
634,532
+31,493
| +5% | +$1.7M | 0.55% | 21 |
|
|
2017
Q4 | $32.4M | Buy |
603,039
+15,024
| +3% | +$833K | 0.53% | 21 |
|
|
2017
Q3 | $35.9M | Sell |
588,015
-118,735
| -17% | -$7.2M | 0.6% | 15 |
|
|
2017
Q2 | $43.2M | Sell |
706,750
-70,645
| -9% | -$4.3M | 0.72% | 8 |
|
|
2017
Q1 | $47.1M | Sell |
777,395
-65,160
| -8% | -$3.95M | 0.79% | 7 |
|
|
2016
Q4 | $47.3M | Sell |
842,555
-25,086
| -3% | -$1.47M | 0.79% | 5 |
|
|
2016
Q3 | $51.7M | Buy |
867,641
+1,013
| +0.1% | +$59.2K | 0.85% | 4 |
|
|
2016
Q2 | $47.6M | Sell |
866,628
-36,097
| -4% | -$1.92M | 0.77% | 4 |
|
|
2016
Q1 | $45.6M | Sell |
902,725
-42,024
| -4% | -$2.06M | 0.76% | 4 |
|
|
2015
Q4 | $47.6M | Buy |
944,749
+59,505
| +7% | +$3M | 0.76% | 4 |
|
|
2015
Q3 | $41.7M | Sell |
885,244
-143,408
| -14% | -$7.62M | 0.67% | 10 |
|
|
2015
Q2 | $55.9M | Sell |
1,028,652
-108,645
| -10% | -$6.09M | 0.77% | 5 |
|
|
2015
Q1 | $62.4M | Sell |
1,137,297
-64,516
| -5% | -$3.65M | 0.83% | 5 |
|
|
2014
Q4 | $65.1M | Sell |
1,201,813
-121,726
| -9% | -$6.78M | 0.87% | 6 |
|
|
2014
Q3 | $74.9M | Sell |
1,323,539
-105,786
| -7% | -$5.94M | 1.03% | 2 |
|
|
2014
Q2 | $78.9M | Sell |
1,429,325
-28,686
| -2% | -$1.56M | 1.09% | 2 |
|
|
2014
Q1 | $79M | Buy |
1,458,011
+29,529
| +2% | +$1.53M | 1.2% | 1 |
|
|
2013
Q4 | $68.2M | Buy |
1,428,482
+18,570
| +1% | +$849K | 1.1% | 1 |
|
|
2013
Q3 | $64.1M | Buy |
1,409,912
+64,151
| +5% | +$2.93M | 1.14% | 1 |
|
|
2013
Q2 | $59.6M | Buy |
+1,345,761
| New | +$60.1M | 1.13% | 2 |
|
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Advisors Asset Management's MRK Position: Q1 2026 in Review
Advisors Asset Management increased its Merck (MRK) stake by 2% in Q1 2026, buying an estimated $784K and bringing the position to 349,476 shares worth $42M. The position accounts for 0.7% of the portfolio, ranked #11.
Advisors Asset Management first reported a position in MRK in Q2 2013 and has held it in 52 quarters since. The position peaked at $79M in Q1 2014. 3,779 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold MRK as of Q1 2026.
- Advisors Asset Management held 349,476 shares of Merck worth $42M as of Q1 2026.
- Advisors Asset Management bought 6,787 Merck shares in Q1 2026, an estimated $784K.
- Merck made up 0.7% of Advisors Asset Management's portfolio in Q1 2026, its #11 holding.
- Advisors Asset Management first reported a position in Merck in Q2 2013 and has held it in 52 quarters since.
- Advisors Asset Management's Merck position peaked at $79M in Q1 2014.
- 3,779 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Merck as of Q1 2026.
Based on Advisors Asset Management's 13F filing for Q1 2026, filed 15 May 2026.