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Applied Finance Capital Management’s Merck MRK Stock Holding History

Applied Finance Capital Management’s Portfolio MRK Stock Details MRK Fund Activity
Bought
Maintained
Sold
Quarter Market Value Status Shares Change in
Stake 		Trade Value Portfolio Weight Portfolio Position
2026
Q2 		$17.1M Sell
133,454
-45,452
-25% -$5.32M 1.28% 30
2026
Q1 		$21.5M Sell
178,906
-4,658
-3% -$538K 1.62% 23
2025
Q4 		$19.3M Buy
183,564
+5,428
+3% +$510K 1.38% 29
2025
Q3 		$14.9M Sell
178,136
-16,547
-8% -$1.36M 1.06% 37
2025
Q2 		$15.4M Buy
194,683
+18,887
+11% +$1.5M 1.05% 39
2025
Q1 		$15.8M Sell
175,796
-87,404
-33% -$8.16M 1.16% 37
2024
Q4 		$26.2M Buy
263,200
+10,244
+4% +$1.06M 1.14% 41
2024
Q3 		$28.7M Buy
252,956
+2,422
+1% +$288K 1.23% 41
2024
Q2 		$31M Buy
250,534
+72,693
+41% +$9.36M 1.43% 34
2024
Q1 		$23.5M Buy
177,841
+24,922
+16% +$3.07M 1.65% 35
2023
Q4 		$16.7M Buy
152,919
+16,209
+12% +$1.68M 1.45% 41
2023
Q3 		$14.1M Sell
136,710
-5,717
-4% -$616K 1.53% 40
2023
Q2 		$16.4M Sell
142,427
-17,741
-11% -$2.01M 1.86% 26
2023
Q1 		$17M Buy
160,168
+174
+0.1% +$18.8K 2.12% 17
2022
Q4 		$17.8M Buy
+159,994
New +$16.4M 2.31% 10

Other funds holding MRK

BlackRock
BlackRock New York $6.73T AUM 46.02% 1-Year Est. Return
Vanguard Capital Management
Vanguard Capital Management Malvern, Pennsylvania $4.68T AUM
State Street
State Street Boston, Massachusetts $3.37T AUM 44.26% 1-Year Est. Return
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group Boston, Massachusetts $580B AUM 38.23% 1-Year Est. Return
Vanguard Portfolio Management
Vanguard Portfolio Management Malvern, Pennsylvania $2.22T AUM
Geode Capital Management
Geode Capital Management Boston, Massachusetts $1.88T AUM 44.46% 1-Year Est. Return
Charles Schwab
Charles Schwab San Francisco, California $751B AUM 38.74% 1-Year Est. Return
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley New York $1.89T AUM 35.08% 1-Year Est. Return
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments Boston, Massachusetts $2.3T AUM 54.33% 1-Year Est. Return
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase New York $1.81T AUM 41.13% 1-Year Est. Return

Applied Finance Capital Management's MRK Position: Q2 2026 in Review

Applied Finance Capital Management reduced its Merck (MRK) stake by 25% in Q2 2026, selling an estimated $5.32M and leaving 133,454 shares worth $17.1M. The position accounts for 1.28% of the portfolio, ranked #30.

Applied Finance Capital Management first reported a position in MRK in Q4 2022 and has held it in 15 quarters since. The position peaked at $31M in Q2 2024. 3,829 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold MRK as of Q2 2026.

  • Applied Finance Capital Management held 133,454 shares of Merck worth $17.1M as of Q2 2026.
  • Applied Finance Capital Management sold 45,452 Merck shares in Q2 2026, an estimated $5.32M.
  • Merck made up 1.28% of Applied Finance Capital Management's portfolio in Q2 2026, its #30 holding.
  • Applied Finance Capital Management first reported a position in Merck in Q4 2022 and has held it in 15 quarters since.
  • Applied Finance Capital Management's Merck position peaked at $31M in Q2 2024.
  • 3,829 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Merck as of Q2 2026.

Based on Applied Finance Capital Management's 13F filing for Q2 2026, filed 28 Jul 2026.